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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Maryland 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $209.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $85 to $617Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $105 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
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
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$132

WI $490NY $126

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.