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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 July 2026.

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

$1,739

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,739 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$123 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,288 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,772Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $107 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $191

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
$100.00
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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· 27th of 49

$1,739

$191 physician + $1,549 facility

NJ $5,633WV $225

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.