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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 61545

An operation in which a section of the skull is opened so the surgeon can remove a craniopharyngioma, a noncancerous growth that forms near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Because the growth sits against the nerves of vision and the hormone-producing gland, the surgery is delicate and sometimes only part of the growth can be taken out safely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma cost?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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 65 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$3,890$3,162 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$3,981 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $22,387Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $9,120
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $8,318professional $3,890

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

AK $10,715OK $2,818

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.