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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Maryland 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?

$3,311

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,090 to $4,365.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $3,311

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$3,311

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.