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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Ohio 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$457 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$851 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $407 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $525

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
$549.54
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
5 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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$138.04

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$562

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.