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.
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SKULL BASE/BRAINSTEM SURGERY
Biddeford, ME
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MaineHealth’s median price of $6.1k is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($5.5k), higher than 55% of the 1,190 hospitals reporting CPT 61576. 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 | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · both | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · both | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · both | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage case rate · both | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 6 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 7 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 8 | Anthem hmo/pos/ppo/pathway enhanced fee schedule · both | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial fee schedule · both | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
Last updated: Sep 9, 2025
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