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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

South Dakota 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?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 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 7 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$5,370$3,162 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,388 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $6,918Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $8,128
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $5,370

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$21,379.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$5,370

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.