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Facial Approach To The Front Skull Base

Wyoming 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?

$6,607

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,607 to $10,471.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $10,471
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $6,761

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $6,607 · 4th 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.