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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Minnesota 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?

$7,586

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,586 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,244 from a physician practice, and about $9,550 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 6 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$7,244$5,623 to $9,772
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,550$6,918 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $23,442Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $12,023
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,550professional $7,244

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
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,489.63
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$7,586

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.