Is there a maximum-charge repair at Apple store?

I have a USB overcurrent issue on my MBP (A1150). It may be something simpler, but it could well necessitate a new logic board.
Trying to ascertain if I understood the genius correctly several months ago....Apple will repair EVERYTHING for a maximum charge of $330.
Can anybody verify?
Thanks,
Terry D

eww, greetings:  There is one point you make did not seem to apply in my case.  The lid had two very noticeable dents (fumble fingers me had dropped a small 2x 4 on it) and the bottom  case had numerous areas of warping where it connects to the key board. This I believe was a engineering flaw which was solved by the adoption of the unibody design. MY MBP did not look pretty.   The reason for the repair was an issue with the display.
Upon return, the MBP had a new display, new lid, new keyboard, new bottom case, new RAM cover, new optical drive and a new airport card.  Total bill: $1240.  Total payment: $310 plus tax.  Turnaround time was three days.  Incidentally the new display had a flaw which was replaced at no charge.
I still have that MBP and I have not dropped anything on it.  It works perfectly and still looks like it came out of the box.
This is my experience and I cannot say if it is typical or not.  Was it worth it?  YOU BET!
Ciao.

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