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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

New Mexico 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?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,467 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 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$4,467$2,570 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,236 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $16,218
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $4,467

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,025.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$4,467

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.