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Skull Base Surgery Through the Mouth

Montana 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,802 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,802$2,630 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,631 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,467Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $3,802

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$3,981

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.