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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Missouri 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$3,548$3,162 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,818 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $10,000Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $6,166
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,467professional $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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $3,981 · 27th 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.