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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Massachusetts 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?

$6,331

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,331 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$3,020$2,512 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,570 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,888Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $6,918
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $3,020

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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $6,331 · 40th 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.