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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Vermont 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?

$437

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $589.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $437 to $912
$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $437

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $437 · 51st 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.