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Burr Hole To Place A Brain Catheter Or Monitor

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 61210

Makes a small round opening in the skull so a catheter, reservoir or monitoring device can be passed into or onto the brain, for example to drain fluid from the fluid spaces or to measure the pressure inside the head. The opening is only as large as is needed to pass the device. It is the version performed as a procedure in its own right rather than as part of a larger operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Burr Hole To Place A Brain Catheter Or Monitor cost?

$977

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $4,365.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $977

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
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

New Mexico· 38th of 50

$977

CA $9,120ND $347

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.