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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

North Dakota 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?

$6,310

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,310 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$6,310$4,266 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$2,884 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $8,511Professionalmedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $8,318
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $6,310

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$6,310

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.