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Skull Surgery For A Penetrating Brain Wound

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61571

Opening the skull to treat a wound where an object has pierced through into the brain. The surgeon cleans out damaged tissue and fragments, stops bleeding, and closes the protective covering over the brain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Surgery For A Penetrating Brain Wound cost?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$4,266$2,884 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $6,026
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $4,266

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$15,848.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.8 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· 4th of 51

$4,169

AK $8,128TX $1,047

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.