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Repair Of A Spinal Fluid Leak At The Skull Base

Alabama rates for HCPCS 61618

Seals a leak of cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that surrounds the brain, where the lining has failed at the base of the skull after earlier skull base surgery. The defect is patched with tissue such as fascia or fat, or with a graft material, so fluid stops escaping into the nose or sinuses.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Spinal Fluid Leak At The Skull Base cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $7,244.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $813 to $8,913
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $3,715 · 25th of 50
ME $26,915WV $1,202

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.