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Telescope Surgery Inside the Brain's Fluid Spaces

Nebraska 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $13,490.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $17,783Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $4,677
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $3,388

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$21,379.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$8,511

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.