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Telescope Surgery Inside the Brain's Fluid Spaces

Oregon 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $3,090.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,266Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $3,890
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $3,090

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
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 33rd of 50

$2,884

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.