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Repair of a Skull Base Encephalocele

Oklahoma rates for HCPCS 62121

Closes a gap at the base of the skull through which brain tissue and its coverings have pushed out, working through an opening made in the skull. The protruding tissue is dealt with, the covering is sealed, and the bony defect is repaired so spinal fluid cannot leak. It protects the brain tissue and prevents infection of its coverings.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of a Skull Base Encephalocele cost?

$4,196

Typical total for the visit. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,196 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,660 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$724 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $11,482
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 15.7 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oklahoma· 26th of 51

$4,196

$1,905 physician + $2,291 facility

ME $34,497WA $2,198

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.