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Growth Removal at the Base of the Back of the Skull

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $18,621.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $26,303Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $4,169

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$31,622.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Virginia· 19th of 50

$6,607

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.