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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS 61055

This procedure inserts a needle near the base of the skull or the top of the neck to reach the fluid-filled space surrounding the spinal cord, followed by an injection that may be a contrast dye to support imaging or a medication given for treatment. It provides an alternative access point when a standard lower-back spinal puncture is not suitable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection cost?

$2,469

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,469 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$148 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$741 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,370Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in New York than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$2,469

$178 physician + $2,291 facility

NY $2,750MD $308

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.