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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Pennsylvania 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?

$7,825

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,825 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$2,455$2,239 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$2,455 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $4,074
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,370professional $2,455

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,548.13
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $7,825 · 27th 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.