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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

Wyoming 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?

$10,471

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $12,589.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $12,589
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $10,471

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$10,471

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.