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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Connecticut 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$646$468 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,365 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $10,471Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,202
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248professional $646

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
$912.01
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $832 · 15th 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.