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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Arizona 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$3,311$2,951 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,344 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $7,244
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $3,311

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Arizona sits

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.

Arizona $3,467 · 39th of 51
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.