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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Georgia 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. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$4,365$3,311 to $5,248
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,802 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,882Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $7,244
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,370professional $4,365

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$26,302.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $4,571 · 21st 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.