The price of cranial repair surgery is closely related to the size of the cranial defect and the materials used for the cranial repair, and usually ranges from $30,000 to $200,000 dollars.
The need for cranial defect surgery is usually associated with a cranial defect that is more than 3 centimeters in diameter. The material of choice for repairing a skull defect of this size is usually cranial titanium mesh. The cost of the surgery plus the cost of the cranial titanium mesh is about 30,000 dollars.
If the patient has a larger cranial defect, more than 10 centimeters or more in diameter, and the repair material of choice is PEEK (polyether ether ketone) material, the cost of the surgery may exceed $100,000 for a single side. In the case of bilateral cranial defects, most will require around $200,000 in surgical costs.
The choice of material for cranial repair surgery should be respected by the attending surgeon.