Resect/excise lesion skull

Resection or excision of neoplastic, vascular or infectious lesion of base of posterior cranial fossa, jugular foramen, foramen magnum, or C1-C3 vertebral bodies; intradural, including dural repair, with or without graft

Cost distribution

Cheapest hospitals

Hospital/Provider	Provider type	Avg amount paid	Avg amount requested
Andrew T Parsa (M.D., male) 400 PARNASSUS AVE RM A808, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143	Neurosurgery	$1,842.61	$12,265.30 (x6.7)
Steven W Cheung (M.D., male) 400 PARNASSUS AVE # A730, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143	Otolaryngology	$1,856.78	$12,273.40 (x6.6)
Takanori Fukushima (M.D., male) 4030 WAKE FOREST RD, STE 115, RALEIGH, NC 27609	Neurosurgery	$1,998.46	$15,000.00 (x7.5)

Average payments by state (low to high)

State	Avg amount paid	Avg amount requested
CA	$1,849.70	$12,269.35 (x6.6)
NC	$1,998.46	$15,000.00 (x7.5)