Repair dura

Secondary repair of dura for cerebrospinal fluid leak, anterior, middle or posterior cranial fossa following surgery of the skull base; by free tissue graft (eg, pericranium, fascia, tensor fascia lata, adipose tissue, homologous or synthetic grafts)

Cost distribution

Repair dura

Cheapest hospitals

Hospital/Provider Provider type Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
Tracy R Mejia (PA-C, female)
6645 ALVARADO RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92120 		Physician Assistant $69.60 $5,792.86 (x83.2)
Kristin E Fasching (P.A., female)
351 HOSPITAL RD, SUITE 401, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663 		Physician Assistant $75.14 $1,127.07 (x15.0)
James K Liu (MD, male)
3303 SW BOND AVE., PORTLAND, OR 97239 		Neurosurgery $474.62 $22,410.00 (x47.2)
Joseph L Koen (M.D., male)
6261 E VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, STE 200, NORFOLK, VA 23502 		Neurosurgery $494.36 $6,094.00 (x12.3)
Scott P Leary (MD, male)
6645 ALVARADO RD, SUITE 4000, SAN DIEGO, CA 92120 		Neurosurgery $510.80 $5,843.75 (x11.4)
Virany H Hillard (M.D., female)
19 BRADHURST AVE, SUITE 2800, HAWTHORNE, NY 10532 		Neurosurgery $518.37 $17,292.00 (x33.4)
Mukesh Misra (MD, male)
445 S CEDAR AVE, FRESNO, CA 93702 		Neurosurgery $535.51 $3,500.00 (x6.5)
Christopher Duma (M.D., male)
351 HOSPITAL RD, SUITE 401, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663 		Neurosurgery $538.00 $4,600.66 (x8.6)
Ekkehard M Kasper (M.D., male)
110 FRANCIS ST, SUITE 3B, BOSTON, MA 02215 		Neurosurgery $540.56 $4,045.00 (x7.5)
Patrick Shih (M.D., male)
7737 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, #230, HOUSTON, TX 77074 		Neurosurgery $547.19 $5,260.00 (x9.6)
Sean Xie (M.D., male)
1245 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 305, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 		Neurosurgery $568.98 $7,800.00 (x13.7)
Philip Stieg (MD, male)
525 E 68TH ST, SUITE 651, BOX 99, NEW YORK, NY 10065 		Neurosurgery $592.99 $28,321.80 (x47.8)
Edward F Aulisi (MD, male)
4927 AUBURN AVE, STE T-50, BETHESDA, MD 20814 		Neurosurgery $601.41 $3,427.00 (x5.7)
Theodore Schwartz (M.D., male)
525 EAST 68TH SST., ST 626 BOX/99, NEW YORK, NY 10022 		Neurosurgery $635.35 $28,178.70 (x44.4)
Hamad I Farhat (M.D., male)
1611 NW 12TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33136 		Neurosurgery $663.72 $10,015.00 (x15.1)

Average payments by state (low to high)

State Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
CA $383.00 $4,777.39 (x12.5)
OR $474.62 $22,410.00 (x47.2)
VA $494.36 $6,094.00 (x12.3)
MA $540.56 $4,045.00 (x7.5)
TX $547.19 $5,260.00 (x9.6)
NY $582.24 $24,597.50 (x42.2)
MD $601.41 $3,427.00 (x5.7)
FL $663.72 $10,015.00 (x15.1)