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Repair of a Vessel Problem Behind the Eye

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 61613

Delicate surgery inside the cavernous sinus, a blood-filled space at the base of the skull just behind the eyes, to seal off an abnormal blood vessel problem involving the carotid artery there. The surgeon dissects within this space to close a bulge, a tangle of vessels, or an abnormal connection between artery and vein. Several nerves that control eye movement run through the same narrow space.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Vessel Problem Behind the Eye cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 6 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$4,365$3,388 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,236 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $9,333
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $4,365

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$4,467

WY $12,882OK $2,951

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.