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Skull Base Surgical Approach

North Carolina 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?

$7,269

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,269 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$3,467$2,512 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,399 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,120Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,762
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $7,269 · 31st 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.