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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$3,236$2,951 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,236 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,248
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,370professional $3,236

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,309.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $3,236 · 45th 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.