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Removal of a Brain Lobe Outside the Temporal Lobe

New Hampshire 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 July 2026.

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

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $18,621 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 5 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$4,169$2,754 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18,621$9,772 to $29,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,621 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $33,884Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,607
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $18,621professional $4,169

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
$100.00
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire $4,365 · 10th of 51
CA $10,000OK $2,138

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.