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Temporal Lobe Surgery For Seizures

Hawaii 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?

$2,692

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $3,388.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $2,818Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,631
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,818professional $2,692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $2,692 · 48th 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.