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Exposure Of The Front Skull Base Outside The Lining

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 61582

Covers the surgical exposure needed to reach the front of the skull base, made by opening the skull above the eyes, lifting the frontal lobe while leaving the tough membrane covering the brain closed, and cutting through the bony floor beneath. Staying outside that membrane keeps the fluid space around the brain sealed. Treating the tumor or defect found there is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exposure Of The Front Skull Base Outside The Lining cost?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $10,965.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $22,909
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,310

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
$3,630.78
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $6,310 · 19th of 50
ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.