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Removal Of A Benign Skull Bone Growth

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

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

$5,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 6 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$5,495$4,266 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$6,026 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $17,783Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $9,120
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $5,495

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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$5,754

CA $8,318OK $2,188

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.