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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

North Carolina 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$537$468 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$589 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,586Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,413
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $537

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
$446.68
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $562 · 37th 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.