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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Arizona 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?

$6,681

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,681 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,512$2,291 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,344 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,495
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $2,512

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 9.5 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 feeArizona $6,681 · 37th of 50
ME $30,078MD $3,173

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.