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Burr Hole For Brain Fluid Puncture

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 61120

A small round opening is drilled through the skull so a needle can be passed into the fluid-filled chambers deep inside the brain. Fluid can be drawn off to relieve pressure or to test, and contrast or other material can be injected through the same route. It is a short operation done through a small scalp incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Burr Hole For Brain Fluid Puncture cost?

$3,346

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,346 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$741 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,862 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,677Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,291
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $891

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $3,346 · 33rd of 50
ME $13,350MD $1,455

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.