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
INCISE SKULL/BRAIN SURGERY
Northridge, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $8.1k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($7.1k), higher than 61% of the 1,342 hospitals reporting CPT 61720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 21 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 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 6 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 7 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 8 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|vivity case rate · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 10 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 13 | First Health commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 14 | Humana commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 15 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 16 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 17 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10.1k | $10.1k | — | — | — | $10.1k – $10.1k |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $11.2k | $11.2k | — | — | — | $11.2k – $11.2k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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