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Chemotherapy Wafers Placed In The Brain

Vermont rates for HCPCS 61517

Places slow-release chemotherapy material directly into the cavity left after a brain tumor has been removed. The material dissolves over the following weeks, delivering the drug straight into the tissue around the cavity instead of through the bloodstream. It is billed in addition to the tumor removal it accompanies.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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