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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

West Virginia 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$447 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$562 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $871Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,202
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 25th of 51

$661

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.