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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Minnesota 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?

$13,168

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,168 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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$5,754$4,266 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$4,898 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $18,621Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $9,550
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,413professional $5,754

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$11,220.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $13,168 · 7th 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.