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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,467 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 8 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$4,467$3,890 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$4,365 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $12,882Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $7,244
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $4,467

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $4,571 · 19th 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.