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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $4,898.

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 $2,042 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,898
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042

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
$138.04
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $2,042 · 22nd 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.