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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

New York 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 9 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$525$457 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $589 to $9,333Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,549
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,344.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where New York 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 York $977 · 9th 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.