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Drill Hole In The Skull To Drain A Blood Collection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61108

Makes one or more small drill holes through the skull so that a collection of blood lying between the brain and its covering can be drained out. Relieving that pressure eases headache, confusion, drowsiness, and weakness caused by blood pressing on the brain. A thin drainage tube is often left in place for a short time afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drill Hole In The Skull To Drain A Blood Collection cost?

$1,622

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $4,169.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $1,622 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622

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
$2,570.40
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 41st of 50

$1,622

ME $12,303WV $851

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.