Skull Repair With Repair of the Brain Beneath

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 62145

A hole or missing area of the skull is closed at the same sitting as repair work on the brain and its coverings underneath. The damaged tissue below is dealt with first, and then the gap in the bone is covered over. It is used where an injury or earlier surgery has left damage both to the skull and to what lies beneath it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Repair With Repair of the Brain Beneath cost?

$9,900

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,900 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

22% physician fee78% facility fee

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 50 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,138	$1,585 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,762	$2,951 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,786

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,288.25 Median $4,365.16 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,288.25	$4,365.16	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,677.35 Median $13,489.63 Typical High $28,183.83	Facility	Global	$4,677.35	$13,489.63	$28,183.83
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$3,981.07	$12,589.25
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $239.88 Median $239.88 Typical High $239.88	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$239.88	$239.88	$239.88
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $18,258MD $2,320

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.