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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

New York 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?

$4,898

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 9 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$3,890$3,236 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$4,074 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $10,965
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,413professional $3,890

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
$2,630.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$17,782.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,378.01
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$12,302.69
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where New York 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.

New York $4,898 · 17th 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.