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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

Florida rates for HCPCS 61026

Passes a needle through an opening already present in the skull, or through an implanted reservoir under the scalp, into the fluid-filled chamber inside the brain, and injects medicine or another substance. It delivers treatment such as chemotherapy or antibiotics straight into the spinal fluid, or places a substance used for testing. Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,715
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $3,311 · 7th of 49
NJ $5,888WV $100

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.