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
Transoral approach to skull base, brain stem or upper spinal cord for biopsy, decompression or excision of lesion; requiring splitting of tongue and/or mandible (including tracheostomy)
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $8.4k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($5.5k), higher than 68% 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: 5 payers, 18 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 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 9 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 10 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 11 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 12 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $29.0k | $29.0k | — | — | — | $29.0k – $29.0k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $33.5k | $33.5k | — | — | — | $33.5k – $33.5k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $39.6k | $39.6k | — | — | — | $39.6k – $39.6k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $39.6k | $39.6k | — | — | — | $39.6k – $39.6k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $43.3k | $43.3k | — | — | — | $43.3k – $43.3k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $46.9k | $46.9k | — | — | — | $46.9k – $46.9k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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