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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

North Carolina 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$3,981$3,162 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,951 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $11,482Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $8,913
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$4,074

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.