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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Indiana 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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$513$417 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$5,012 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $10,471Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $891
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,079professional $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
$630.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $891 · 12th 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.