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Burr Hole For Brain Fluid Puncture

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Burr Hole For Brain Fluid Puncture cost?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $1,202.

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 $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,622
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 31st of 51

$955

AK $3,090TX $479

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.