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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Arizona rates for HCPCS 61156

Makes a small round hole through the skull and passes a fine tube into the brain tissue to draw off a collection of blood or fluid lying within the brain itself. Removing the collection relieves pressure on the brain around it. It is a smaller operation than opening the skull to lift the collection out under direct view.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,318
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $3,890 · 22nd of 50
ME $12,303WV $1,175

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.