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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Maine 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?

$4,266

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $5,370.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26,915 · 10th to 90th $25,704 to $36,308Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $6,457
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $26,915professional $4,266

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd of 51

$4,266

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.