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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Oregon 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 October 2026.

How much does Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,166 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,166$4,467 to $7,943
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,571 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $8,511Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $9,333
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5,888professional $6,166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$6,026

AK $13,183TX $724

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.