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Small Drill Hole In The Skull For Puncture

Wyoming 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?

$1,549

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $1,862.

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 $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,862
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $1,549

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$1,549

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.