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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

New Hampshire 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?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,248 from a physician practice, and about $18,621 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$5,248$3,548 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18,621$10,000 to $29,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,621 · 10th to 90th $8,913 to $33,884Professionalmedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $8,511
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $18,621professional $5,248

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
$100.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 9th of 51

$5,623

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.