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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Ohio 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?

$11,667

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,667 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,913 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,754$2,291 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,913$4,677 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,888
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,913professional $2,754

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
$2,454.71
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $11,667 · 11th 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.