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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Colorado 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?

$19,102

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19,102 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,218 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,344 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $4,898
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $16,218professional $2,884

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$18,620.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $19,102 · 5th 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.