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Skull Base Surgical Approach

New Hampshire 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?

$22,423

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22,423 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,802 to the doctor who performs it, and $18,621 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$3,802$2,570 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$18,621$9,772 to $29,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,621 · 10th to 90th $8,913 to $33,884Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,166
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $18,621professional $3,802

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
$100.00
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where New Hampshire 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 feeNew Hampshire $22,423 · 3rd 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.