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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Oklahoma 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$3,311$2,818 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,380 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,457Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,370
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $2,818 · 51st 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.