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Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61581

The exposure stage of a skull-base operation, in which a surgeon opens a path through the face and the front floor of the skull so that a growth can be reached. It is a wide exposure that can include removing the contents of the eye socket and part of the upper jaw, and it stops short of removing the growth itself, which is a separate part of the operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base cost?

$2,818

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $2,951.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,818

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
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 47th of 51

$2,818

CA $9,333KY $2,570

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.