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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

Nebraska 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $13,490.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,754

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 50

$8,511

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.