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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Idaho 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?

$558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $363 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$166 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$363$209 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,122Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $141 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $195

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
8 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
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 37th of 51

$558

$195 physician + $363 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.