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Skull Base Surgery Through the Mouth

Colorado rates for HCPCS 61575

Surgery reached through the open mouth to take a sample from, relieve pressure on, or remove an abnormality at the base of the skull, the brain stem, or the top of the spinal cord. Working through the mouth reaches structures that sit directly behind the throat without cutting through the face or the back of the neck. No external incision is needed for this route.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Base Surgery Through the Mouth cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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$3,631$3,020 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,882$2,884 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,882professional $3,631

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,786.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 10.0 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$4,074

AK $10,233TX $1,023

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.