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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Massachusetts 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$562 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$501 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,548Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $417 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $741

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
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,288.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
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
$194.98
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$128.82

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$724

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.