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Repair Of A Spinal Fluid Leak At The Skull Base

New York 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.

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th–90th $1,622$15,8490%10%10th90th$7,079$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,370.32