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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 61596

This service is a surgical approach used to reach a tumor or growth located deep at the base of the skull, an area that is otherwise difficult to access. It is performed as one stage of a larger operation, opening a pathway so the growth itself can be removed in the same procedure or a following one. This kind of surgery generally requires a team with specialized head and neck or neurosurgical training.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Base Surgical Approach cost?

$2,884

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $3,162.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,162Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,802
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $2,884 · 36th of 51
CA $9,550OK $2,291

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.