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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $3,631.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $245 to $6,026
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,738

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
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Texas 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.

Texas $1,738 · 26th 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.