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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Ohio 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?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 8 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$3,548$2,884 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$5,370 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $23,442Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,761
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,233professional $3,548

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
$3,162.28
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $4,169 · 25th 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.