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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Michigan 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $4,898.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,918
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $4,898 · 17th 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.