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Skull Base Surgical Approach

Virginia 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?

$8,643

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,643 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$2,754$2,512 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,236 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $26,303Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,467
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,888professional $2,754

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$31,622.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $8,643 · 22nd 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.