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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$5,495$3,802 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $25,704Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $5,495

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
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$26,915.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$5,495

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.