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Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

Montana 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?

$9,043

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,043 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,365$2,818 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$4,571 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $5,012Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $14,791
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $4,365

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMontana $9,043 · 22nd of 50
ME $30,463MD $3,612

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.