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Brain Endoscopy To Remove A Tumor

New York 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?

$9,591

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,591 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,512$2,138 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$3,162 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $7,244
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $2,512

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,760.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where New York sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 14th of 50

$9,591

$2,512 physician + $7,079 facility

ME $29,799MD $2,848

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.