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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Missouri 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$676$525 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,175 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,943Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $676

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
$537.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th of 51

$759

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.