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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

New York 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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,586
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,467

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
$141.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$87,096.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$588.84

Where New York 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.

New York $3,467 · 6th 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.