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Pituitary Gland Or Tumor Removal Through Skull

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 61546

Removes the pituitary gland, or a tumor growing from it, by opening the skull and working down to the base of the brain where the gland sits. This route is chosen when the growth extends beyond the reach of an approach through the nose, for instance when it presses on the optic nerves or spreads sideways. It is major neurosurgery under general anesthesia, with intensive care monitoring and a hospital stay afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pituitary Gland Or Tumor Removal Through Skull cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$4,074$2,344 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,570 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $5,248Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,166
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $4,074

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$16,218.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$4,074

CA $10,233OK $2,089

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.