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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 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 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$3,090$2,818 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,162 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $3,090

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,025.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,630.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$3,162

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.