# CPT 61545: Craniotomy Excision Craniopharyngioma

Medicare CPT 61545 pays $3,068.54 in a non-facility setting and $3,068.54 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $2,588.50 in Wisconsin to $3,675.54 in Florida, a 42% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61545-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $3,068.54 |
| National facility | $3,068.54 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Florida | $3,675.54 | $3,675.54 |
| Illinois | $3,624.01 | $3,624.01 |
| Alaska | $3,597.83 | $3,597.83 |
| New York | $3,475.80 | $3,475.80 |
| District of Columbia | $3,385.78 | $3,385.78 |
| New Jersey | $3,314.78 | $3,314.78 |
| Connecticut | $3,303.48 | $3,303.48 |
| Michigan | $3,272.48 | $3,272.48 |
| West Virginia | $3,223.17 | $3,223.17 |
| Maryland | $3,176.68 | $3,176.68 |
| Georgia | $3,153.92 | $3,153.92 |
| Massachusetts | $3,125.23 | $3,125.23 |
| New Mexico | $3,120.53 | $3,120.53 |
| Washington | $3,110.16 | $3,110.16 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,107.34 | $3,107.34 |
| Puerto Rico | $3,069.08 | $3,069.08 |
| Virgin Islands | $3,069.08 | $3,069.08 |
| Montana | $3,067.26 | $3,067.26 |
| Rhode Island | $3,058.68 | $3,058.68 |
| New Hampshire | $3,026.46 | $3,026.46 |
| Louisiana | $3,018.62 | $3,018.62 |
| Texas | $3,017.25 | $3,017.25 |
| Colorado | $3,005.76 | $3,005.76 |
| Delaware | $3,000.65 | $3,000.65 |
| California | $2,999.09 | $2,999.09 |
| Ohio | $2,993.73 | $2,993.73 |
| Missouri | $2,982.92 | $2,982.92 |
| Nevada | $2,962.92 | $2,962.92 |
| Oregon | $2,953.38 | $2,953.38 |
| Utah | $2,948.36 | $2,948.36 |
| Arizona | $2,948.20 | $2,948.20 |
| Hawaii | $2,925.80 | $2,925.80 |
| Kentucky | $2,912.36 | $2,912.36 |
| South Carolina | $2,903.04 | $2,903.04 |
| Wyoming | $2,902.67 | $2,902.67 |
| Virginia | $2,865.37 | $2,865.37 |
| Oklahoma | $2,827.99 | $2,827.99 |
| Maine | $2,789.39 | $2,789.39 |
| North Carolina | $2,776.70 | $2,776.70 |
| Mississippi | $2,774.36 | $2,774.36 |
| Vermont | $2,744.20 | $2,744.20 |
| North Dakota | $2,689.59 | $2,689.59 |
| Tennessee | $2,689.58 | $2,689.58 |
| Alabama | $2,676.85 | $2,676.85 |
| Indiana | $2,673.58 | $2,673.58 |
| Kansas | $2,663.94 | $2,663.94 |
| Idaho | $2,658.86 | $2,658.86 |
| Minnesota | $2,646.06 | $2,646.06 |
| South Dakota | $2,644.94 | $2,644.94 |
| Arkansas | $2,629.62 | $2,629.62 |
| Iowa | $2,605.78 | $2,605.78 |
| Nebraska | $2,601.00 | $2,601.00 |
| Wisconsin | $2,588.50 | $2,588.50 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 61545 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules