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Skull Surgery For Early Fusion Of Several Seams

Maine 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 July 2026.

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

$2,089

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $2,512.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26,915 · 10th to 90th $25,704 to $36,308Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,236
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $26,915professional $1,905

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$2,089

CA $8,511VT $1,318

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.