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Removal Of A Benign Skull Bone Growth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61564

Removal of a noncancerous growth of the skull bone that involves both the inner and outer surfaces of the skull. The skull is opened, the affected bone is cut away, and the area is repaired or rebuilt as needed. It is done to relieve pressure on nearby structures or to correct the shape and appearance of the skull.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Benign Skull Bone Growth cost?

$9,772

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9,772 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9,772$6,166 to $9,772
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,715$1,820 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $14,791
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $10,715professional $9,772

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$15,848.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 16.2 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$9,772

AK $9,772TX $603

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.