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Small Drill Hole In The Skull For Puncture

Hawaii 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?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $631.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $2,818Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $692
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $501

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 44th of 51

$513

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.