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First Fluid Tap Through An Infant's Soft Spot

Wyoming 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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $447.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,311Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $234 to $447
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 29.5 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$372

CA $3,162DE $107

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.