go back

Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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

$2,239

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $3,802.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,761Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $120 to $550
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $257

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $2,239 · 18th 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.