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Injection Into The Brain's Fluid Chamber

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 Fluid may also be withdrawn at the same time.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

$631

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $2,951.

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 $631 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,943
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $631

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
$204.17
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,949.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Washington 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.

Washington $631 · 41st 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.