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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Oregon 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?

$9,144

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,144 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$4,467$3,548 to $6,026
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,981 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $6,166Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $7,586
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $4,467

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
$4,897.79
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,760.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $9,144 · 20th 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.