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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Tumor

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62164

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, and a tumor is removed through it. A drainage tube is left in place afterwards to let fluid escape while swelling settles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Tumor cost?

$2,188

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $2,344.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$2,188

CA $9,120WV $1,995

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.