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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Colloid Cyst

South Carolina 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$2,188$1,820 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,188 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $22,909Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,311
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $2,188

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
$2,187.76
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $2,188 · 37th 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.