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Small Drill Hole In The Skull For Puncture

Rhode Island 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,244Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $550

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 40th of 51

$550

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.