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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Utah 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,571 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 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$4,571$3,890 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,388 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $10,233
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,571professional $4,571

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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,912.51
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Utah 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.

Utah $4,571 · 20th 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.