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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Montana 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?

$8,434

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,434 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$4,169$2,399 to $4,365
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$4,169 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $4,677Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $13,183
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $4,169

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $8,434 · 24th 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.