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
BRAIN CAVITY SHUNT W/SCOPE
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $5.3k is 48% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 65% of the 1,237 hospitals reporting CPT 62201. 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 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo tandem case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|calpers case rate · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 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 | $19.1k | $19.1k | — | — | — | $19.1k – $19.1k |
| 16 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $23.9k | $23.9k | — | — | — | $23.9k – $23.9k |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $33.5k | $33.5k | — | — | — | $33.5k – $33.5k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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