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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 October 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$589$447 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,820 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $631 to $9,120Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $389 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 27th of 51

$617

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.