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
Sacramento, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $8.0k is 76% above the median hospital's median price ($4.6k), higher than 70% 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, 10 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 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | — | — | — | $17.0k – $17.0k |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | — | — | — | $17.0k – $17.0k |
| 7 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | — | — | — | $17.0k – $17.0k |
| 8 | Anthem commercial|connection epo case rate · outpatient | $22.5k | $22.5k | — | — | — | $22.5k – $22.5k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $28.2k | $28.2k | — | — | — | $28.2k – $28.2k |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $40.8k | $40.8k | — | — | — | $40.8k – $40.8k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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