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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 6 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$3,548$2,884 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,169 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $6,918Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $3,548

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
$3,981.07
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th 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.