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Skull Base Surgical Approach

South Carolina 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?

$8,507

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,507 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 6 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 $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,884 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $22,909Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $4,571
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$2,884.03
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $8,507 · 23rd 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.