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Skull Base Surgical Approach

South Dakota 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?

$8,242

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,242 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,169$2,630 to $5,495
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,884 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $5,888Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $6,918
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $4,169

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $8,242 · 25th 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.