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Temporal Lobe Surgery For Seizures

Colorado rates for HCPCS 61538

An operation that removes part of the temporal lobe of the brain, most often to stop seizures that medicines have not controlled. The surgeon opens the skull, lifts a section of bone, and takes out the area of brain tissue where the seizures begin, then replaces the bone. It follows detailed testing that pinpoints where the seizures start.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporal Lobe Surgery For Seizures cost?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,090$2,570 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $38,905Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $5,248
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $16,218professional $3,090

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,370.32
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,054.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $5,129 · 7th of 51
CA $10,233OK $2,344

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.