Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
IMPLT BRAIN CHEMOTX ADD-ON
Northridge, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $59 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($2.7k), higher than 2% of the 1,200 hospitals reporting CPT 61517. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 12 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $216 | $216 | — | — | — | $216 – $216 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|vivity case rate · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 12 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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