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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Nevada 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 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$3,311$3,236 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,311 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $14,454Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $6,026
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571professional $3,311

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
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $3,311 · 43rd 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.