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Skull Base Surgical Approach

New York 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?

$10,128

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,128 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,399 to $4,365
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$3,548 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $7,586
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,244professional $2,884

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
$2,238.72
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,760.83
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$43,651.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,882.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where New York 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 York $10,128 · 15th 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.