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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,888 from a physician practice, and about $7,762 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,888$4,467 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,762$891 to $19,953

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $776 to $33,113Professionalmedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $10,233
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,762professional $5,888

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$6,026

AK $13,183TX $724

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.