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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

New Jersey 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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 5 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$1,950$1,778 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$4,467 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,888
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,918professional $1,950

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
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $2,239 · 35th 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.