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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Texas 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$479$427 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$724 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,511Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $871
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $479

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
$794.33
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34

Where Texas 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.

Texas $631 · 30th 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.