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Insertion of skull-mounted cranial neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, including craniectomy or craniotomy, when performed, with direct or inductive coupling, with connection to depth and/or
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $6.8k is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($4.2k), higher than 63% of the 1,051 hospitals reporting CPT 61889. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 13 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 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $12.7k | $12.7k | — | — | — | $12.7k – $12.7k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $13.8k | $13.8k | — | — | — | $13.8k – $13.8k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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