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Telescope Surgery Inside the Brain's Fluid Spaces

Colorado rates for HCPCS 62161

A narrow telescope is passed through a small opening in the skull into the fluid-filled chambers inside the brain, so the surgeon can divide scar bands and open windows between chambers or into a cyst. This lets trapped fluid flow freely again and relieves the pressure it has been causing. A drainage tube may be placed, replaced, or taken out during the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Telescope Surgery Inside the Brain's Fluid Spaces cost?

$16,218

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,218 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $22,387.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $10,965
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,218professional $2,089

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$16,218

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.