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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Oregon 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?

$458

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $458 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $234 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$224$166 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$234$200 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,023Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $117 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $224

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
10 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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 44th of 51

$458

$224 physician + $234 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.