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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Colorado 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 7 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$513$447 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,548 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,471Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $447 to $955
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $513

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
$446.68
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $3,090 · 2nd 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.