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Skull Base Surgery at the Back of the Head

North Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$8,187

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,495$2,692 to $6,457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,630 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $8,511Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $7,244
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $5,495

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
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.1 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Dakota $8,187 · 27th of 50
ME $30,463MD $3,024

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.