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Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

Delaware 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?

$2,754

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $3,548.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,244
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $7,244professional $2,754

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $2,754 · 49th of 51
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.