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Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

South Dakota 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?

$8,733

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,733 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,467$2,692 to $6,166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$3,236 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $6,607Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $7,762
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,266professional $4,467

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
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $8,733 · 25th 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.