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Skull Base Surgical Approach

North Dakota 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?

$7,241

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,241 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,786 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,786$2,951 to $5,495
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$2,399 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,166
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $4,786

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
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $7,241 · 32nd 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.