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Repair Of A Spinal Fluid Leak At The Skull Base

Virginia 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?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $26,303Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,585

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
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 22.4 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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· 16th of 50

$5,370

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.