Drilled Hole In The Skull To Drain A Brain Abscess

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Vermont 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.

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