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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Montana 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?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$5,495$4,365 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,370 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $6,026Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $16,218
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $5,495

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,495.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,165.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,165.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Montana 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.

Montana $5,495 · 12th 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.