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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

New Hampshire 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?

$741

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$155 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$407 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,630Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$741

$204 physician + $537 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.