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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Utah 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?

$7,096

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,096 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,548 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$3,548$3,090 to $5,248
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$3,388 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $8,128
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,548professional $3,548

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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$7,244.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $7,096 · 34th 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.