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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 61530

Brain surgery to remove a growth sitting where the hearing and balance nerves meet the brainstem, such as an acoustic neuroma. The skull is opened through the bone behind the ear together with a second opening, giving a wider path to the growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach cost?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$3,162 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,818 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $6,918Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $8,511
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $3,981

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,495.41
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 27th of 51

$3,890

CA $10,471OK $2,754

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.