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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Michigan 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 6 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$479$417 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,570 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,918Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $661
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $525 · 42nd 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.