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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Alabama 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 4 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$692$479 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,259 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,333Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $692

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $692 · 24th 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.