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Upper Neck Spinal Fluid Puncture with Injection

Wyoming 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?

$605

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $605 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $316 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$234 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$316 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $245 to $417Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $457
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $316professional $288

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 31st of 51

$605

$288 physician + $316 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.