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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62162

Minimally invasive brain surgery in which a small scope is passed through a narrow opening in the skull into the fluid-filled spaces of the brain to open or remove a colloid cyst, a jelly-filled sac that can block the flow of spinal fluid. A drainage tube is left in place afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst cost?

$6,457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,457 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,457$4,266 to $8,710
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,570 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,303Professionalmedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,303
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $6,457

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
$5,370.32
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$12,022.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,302.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,220.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$12,022.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6,457 · 2nd of 51
CA $7,586WV $1,820

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.