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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Hawaii 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?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $3,311.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $2,818Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $3,802
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $2,818professional $2,570

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,019.95
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $2,570 · 43rd 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.