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Growth Removal at the Central Skull Base

Wyoming 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?

$9,457

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,457 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $7,943 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$7,943$6,607 to $10,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,148 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $5,495 to $12,882
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $7,943

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
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 17th of 51

$9,457

$7,943 physician + $1,514 facility

ME $36,826WA $3,594

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.