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First Fluid Tap Through An Infant's Soft Spot

Oregon 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$162 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$191 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,188Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $115 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $219

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
10 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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 20th of 51

$219

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.