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First Fluid Tap Through An Infant's Soft Spot

Idaho rates for HCPCS 61000

A needle is passed through the soft spot or a suture line on a baby's skull to draw off fluid or blood that has collected between the brain and its covering. This is the first such tap, relieving pressure on the developing brain and providing a sample for testing. It is done at the bedside and takes only a few minutes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does First Fluid Tap Through An Infant's Soft Spot cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$148 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$457 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,905Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$234

AK $513NY $117

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.