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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Pennsylvania 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?

$500

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $500 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $372 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$115 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$372$170 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,311Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $105 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $129

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
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$500

$129 physician + $372 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.