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Growth Removal at the Base of the Back of the Skull

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61616

Removal of a tumor, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels, or an area of infection from the base of the skull toward the back, around the opening where the spinal cord leaves the head and the channel carrying the large draining vein. The surrounding structures are packed tightly together there, so the growth is taken out under a microscope. This covers taking out the lesion itself, not the work of opening a path down to it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Growth Removal at the Base of the Back of the Skull cost?

$3,467

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $4,365.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $646 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $8,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $3,548

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
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.2 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$3,467

AK $13,804TX $1,905

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.