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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Nebraska 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?

$5,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$5,370$2,692 to $6,761
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,761 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $14,791Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $16,218
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $5,370

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$43,651.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$22,387.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $5,754 · 10th 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.