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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Hawaii 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,622.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,905
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $1,479

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 35th of 51

$1,479

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.