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Removal Of A Cyst At The Base Of The Brain

Colorado rates for HCPCS 61524

Brain surgery in which part of the skull at the back and base of the head is removed so the surgeon can reach a fluid-filled cyst in that region. The cyst is either taken out or opened so its fluid drains into the surrounding spaces and cannot build up again. It relieves the pressure the cyst places on the balance center and the brainstem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Cyst At The Base Of The Brain cost?

$18,673

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,673 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,218 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,995 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $4,169
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $16,218professional $2,455

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$16,218.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,168.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $18,673 · 4th of 50
ME $29,799MD $2,848

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.