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Drill Hole In The Skull To Drain A Blood Collection

New York 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 October 2026.

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

$4,782

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,782 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$776 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,698 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $955 to $10,000Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,466.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,630.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$87,096.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25

Where New York sits

The same service costs 10.1 times more in Maine than in Arkansas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 11th of 51

$4,782

$891 physician + $3,890 facility

ME $16,050AR $1,584

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.