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Skull Surgery to Repair a Brain Fluid Leak

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 62100

The skull is opened so the surgeon can find and seal a leak of the fluid that surrounds the brain, repairing the tough membrane that normally holds that fluid in. It covers leaks that escape into the sinuses and drip from the nose, and leaks that drain from the ear. Sealing the tear stops the fluid loss and closes off a route for infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Surgery to Repair a Brain Fluid Leak cost?

$4,534

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,534 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,570 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,512Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,890
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.9 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 23rd of 51

$4,534

$3,020 physician + $1,514 facility

ME $34,547WA $2,175

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.