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Growth Removal at the Central Skull Base

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61608

Removal of a tumor, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels, or an area of infection from the central part of the skull base, the region around the pituitary gland and the bony slope at the middle of the skull floor. Major arteries and the nerves that move the eyes run through this area, so the work is done under a microscope. This covers taking out the lesion itself, not the work of opening a path down to it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Growth Removal at the Central Skull Base cost?

$3,467

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $4,786.

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 $3,467 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $3,467

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
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
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54

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· 35th of 51

$3,467

AK $13,490TX $1,905

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.