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
RESECT/EXCISE CRANIAL LESION
Northridge, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $4.1k is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($4.6k), higher than 43% of the 1,232 hospitals reporting CPT 61606. 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 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 7 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Anthem commercial|vivity case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $14.3k | $14.3k | — | — | — | $14.3k – $14.3k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $17.3k | $17.3k | — | — | — | $17.3k – $17.3k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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