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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 October 2026.

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

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,202 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,023 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $692 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,905

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
$2,137.96
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,905

AK $1,905UT $447

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.