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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Michigan 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?

$7,782

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,782 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,399 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,890 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,918Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $4,898
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,413.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $7,782 · 28th 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.