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RESECT/EXCISE LESION SKULL
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $8.9k is 98% above the median hospital's median price ($4.5k), higher than 77% of the 1,211 hospitals reporting CPT 61615. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 17 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio case rate · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers case rate · outpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo tandem case rate · outpatient | $10.6k | $10.6k | — | — | — | $10.6k – $10.6k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|calpers case rate · outpatient | $12.5k | $12.5k | — | — | — | $12.5k – $12.5k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|connection epo case rate · outpatient | $33.2k | $33.2k | — | — | — | $33.2k – $33.2k |
| 16 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $41.5k | $41.5k | — | — | — | $41.5k – $41.5k |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $58.0k | $58.0k | — | — | — | $58.0k – $58.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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