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Repeat Draining of a Brain Abscess or Cyst

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 61151

A further draining of an abscess or fluid-filled cyst inside the brain, using an opening in the skull that was made at an earlier operation. Fluid is drawn off again through the route already there rather than by creating fresh access. It is done when a collection refills after the first drainage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repeat Draining of a Brain Abscess or Cyst cost?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$955 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,148 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,698
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,692professional $1,122

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
$1,148.15
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $1,148 · 42nd of 51
CA $6,918KY $955

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.