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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

North Carolina 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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$4,169$3,236 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,090 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $9,333
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $4,169

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $4,266 · 24th 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.