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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

Georgia 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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $4,365.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,079Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $407
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $141

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $2,630 · 15th 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.