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Skull Base Access From In Front Of The Ear

New York rates for HCPCS 61590

Creates the surgical route to the middle part of the base of the skull by working in front of the ear, through the region of the jaw joint and the salivary gland, to reach the deep spaces beside the throat and beneath the temple. It is the access stage of a larger operation, carried out before the growth itself is dealt with.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Base Access From In Front Of The Ear cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $11,749.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $16,218
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,413

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where New York sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 13th of 50

$7,413

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.