go back

Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

Ohio 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?

$11,864

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,864 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,913 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$2,399 to $4,169
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,913$4,786 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,607
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,913professional $2,951

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
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $11,864 · 11th 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.