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Small Drill Hole In The Skull For Puncture

Delaware rates for HCPCS 61105

A narrow hole is drilled through the skull so a needle or fine tube can be passed through to reach fluid inside or just outside the brain. It is done to draw off fluid or to take a pressure reading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Drill Hole In The Skull For Puncture cost?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $589.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$479

CA $4,266KY $437

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.