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Skull Surgery For A Penetrating Brain Wound

Vermont 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?

$2,512

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $3,236.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $2,512

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$2,512

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.