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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Nebraska 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?

$12,777

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,777 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,266 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$4,266$2,239 to $5,495
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$6,761 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $15,849Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $13,183
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $4,266

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $12,777 · 8th 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.