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Skull Base Surgery Through the Mouth

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Skull Base Surgery Through the Mouth cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $2,884.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $2,570

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,884.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$2,570

CA $10,233OK $2,239

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.