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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Delaware 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 July 2026.

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

$120

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $174.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $123 to $7,244Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $120

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in California 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$120

CA $3,162MD $117

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.