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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Hawaii 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?

$123

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $155.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,884Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $30 to $162
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $123

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 48th of 51

$123

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.