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Drilled Hole In The Skull To Draw Off A Deep Collection

South Dakota 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?

$3,894

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,894 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,692$1,905 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,089Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $2,692

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 22nd of 51

$3,894

$2,692 physician + $1,202 facility

ME $16,489MD $1,943

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.