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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Ohio 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?

$694

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $694 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$117 to $170
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$204 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,715Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $132

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$57.54

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 25th of 51

$694

$132 physician + $562 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.