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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

West Virginia 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 4 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$3,162$2,818 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,884 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,311Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $4,365
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $3,162

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
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$2,884

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.