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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Drain A Brain Abscess

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 61150

Makes a small round hole through the skull so that an abscess, a pocket of pus, or a fluid-filled cyst within the brain can be drained. Draining it relieves pressure and provides a sample so the laboratory can identify what is causing an infection. It avoids the much larger opening needed to take the pocket out whole.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $11,749
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918

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
$2,290.87
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29