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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Tumor

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,884.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,964.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd 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.