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Skull Base Surgery at the Back of the Head

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 61615

Removes a tumor, an area of infection, or an abnormal tangle of blood vessels from the base of the skull at the back of the head, near where the brainstem, major nerves and large blood vessels leave the skull and meet the upper neck. Reaching this area safely is the demanding part of the operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Base Surgery at the Back of the Head cost?

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $3,715.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $30 to $4,365
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $3,388

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,786.30
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Hawaii· 24th of 51

$3,388

AK $11,482TX $1,622

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.