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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

New Mexico 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 negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 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 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$4,266$2,512 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,236 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $8,318Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $15,849
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 23rd 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.