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Removal Of A Growth At The Front Skull Base

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61601

Removes a tumor, abnormal vessel mass, or infected area from the floor of the skull beneath the front of the brain. In this version the surgeon opens the tough membrane covering the brain to reach the lesion, then repairs that membrane, sometimes with a patch of tissue. Creating the surgical route to the area is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth At The Front Skull Base cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $5,129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,457
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,456.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$2,570

AK $10,000TX $1,413

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.