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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Indiana 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?

$4,898

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $25,119 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$3,548$2,818 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25,119$15,488 to $31,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,119 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $38,019Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,495
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $25,119professional $3,548

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
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $4,898 · 16th 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.