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Removal of a Brain Lobe Outside the Temporal Lobe

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61539

Brain surgery in which a section of the skull is temporarily lifted so the surgeon can remove part or all of a lobe of the brain other than the temporal lobe. It is most often done to stop seizures that have not responded to medication, by taking out the area where they begin. The piece of skull is replaced at the end of the operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Brain Lobe Outside the Temporal Lobe cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,129 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,129$3,388 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,514 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,761Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,079
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $5,129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,606.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$4,786

AK $9,772TX $692

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.