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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

New Mexico 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$589$380 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$676 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,762Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,344
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,000professional $589

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $661 · 28th 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.