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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Colorado 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?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 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$3,715$3,090 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $38,905Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $6,166
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $16,218professional $3,715

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,309.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $5,495 · 14th 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.