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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Utah 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 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$4,365$3,715 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,388 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $9,550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $4,365

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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,762.47
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 21st of 51

$4,365

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.