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Removal of a Brain Lobe Outside the Temporal Lobe

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61540

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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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$3,467$2,455 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,981 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $12,303
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $3,467

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
$2,951.21
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,595.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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· 8th of 51

$4,266

CA $9,333OK $2,042

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.