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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Maryland 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,202
$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$479

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.