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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Illinois 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?

$2,455

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $4,677.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,129
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $2,138

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
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$33,113.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Illinois· 34th of 50

$2,455

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.