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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

New York 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?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 9 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$3,715$3,090 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$3,981 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $10,233
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,413professional $3,715

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
$2,630.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,782.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,481.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,456.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$87,096.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$15,135.61
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,182.57
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where New York 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 York· 17th of 51

$4,786

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.