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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Idaho 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?

$8,145

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,145 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$3,090 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,467 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $10,471Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,026
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $3,467

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $8,145 · 26th 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.