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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

Massachusetts 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?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$2,399$1,950 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,239 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,888Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $5,248
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $2,399

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,165.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $2,570 · 30th 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.