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Needle Tap of a Brain Shunt or Reservoir

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 61070

A needle is passed through the skin into an implanted shunt tube or its reservoir so that fluid can be drawn off, or medicine or dye can be injected. Testing the fluid can show whether the shunt is infected or blocked, and drawing fluid off can relieve pressure. It is done in a clinic or at the bedside rather than in an operating room.

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th–90th $52$3,2360%50%10th$3,236Professionalmedian $68 · 10th–90th $48$2510%10%20%10th90th$68$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83