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Telescope Surgery Inside the Brain's Fluid Spaces

Illinois 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?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,370.

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 $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $8,128
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $2,692

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$40,738.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,128.31
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 50

$2,951

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.