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Skull Base Surgery at the Back of the Head

New Jersey 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?

$9,870

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$2,951$2,512 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$4,571 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $11,749Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $2,951

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 10.1 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Jersey· 18th of 50

$9,870

$2,951 physician + $6,918 facility

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.