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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Montana 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?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 5 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$5,370$4,169 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$5,129 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $5,754Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $15,849
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $5,370

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,370.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$5,370

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.