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
REMOVE & TREAT BRAIN LESION
Biddeford, ME
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MaineHealth’s median price of $2.9k is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 38% of the 1,192 hospitals reporting CPT 61544. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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 medicare advantage case rate · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · both | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage case rate · both | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 6 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 7 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial fee schedule · both | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 10 | Anthem hmo/pos/ppo/pathway enhanced fee schedule · both | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
Last updated: Sep 9, 2025
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