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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

North Dakota 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 5 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$912$525 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$407 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,511Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,202
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $437professional $912

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
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $912 · 10th 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.