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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

Colorado 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 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 7 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$2,239$1,820 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,802
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $16,218professional $2,239

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $3,715 · 6th 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.