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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$1,380

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,698.

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 $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $1,380

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.6 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$1,380

AK $5,129TX $676

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.