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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61611

Deliberate closing off of a major artery at the base of the skull during complex surgery in that area, when a tumor or an injured artery cannot be dealt with in any other way. It is performed as part of a larger operation rather than on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$1,047 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$575 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,020
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $1,514

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,514 · 4th of 51
CA $8,511VT $437

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.