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Skull Reshaping For Early Fused Seams In A Baby

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 61557

Surgery on an infant whose skull bones have joined together too early, distorting the shape of the head and limiting room for the growing brain. A section of skull is lifted as a free plate of bone, reshaped, and refixed in a corrected position so the head takes a more normal contour and the brain has space.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Reshaping For Early Fused Seams In A Baby cost?

$1,950

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $2,138.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,884
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,820professional $1,995

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $1,950 · 37th of 51
CA $7,586WV $1,585

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.