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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Kentucky 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$447$407 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$501 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,586Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $708
$100$1K$10Kfacility $955professional $447

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
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
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
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$457

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.