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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 October 2026.

How much does Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$490 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$490 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,898Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $646

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
10 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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$646

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.