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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

Minnesota 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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$4,266$3,311 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,898 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $14,791Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,079
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,079professional $4,266

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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,489.63
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $4,571 · 5th 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.