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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 July 2026.

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

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 8 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$537$437 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,585 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,715Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,047
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $537

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
$489.78
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $676 · 25th 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.