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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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

$437

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $1,148.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,512
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $437

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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $437 · 42nd 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.