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Skull Surgery For Early Fusion Of Several Seams

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61552

Surgery on an infant whose skull seams have closed too early, restricting the growing brain and distorting head shape. The surgeon removes bone along more than one of the seams so the skull can expand and reshape as the brain grows.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Surgery For Early Fusion Of Several Seams cost?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,042 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,365
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,715.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2,951

AK $6,166TX $724

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.