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Draining A Brain Abscess In The Upper Brain

Ohio rates for HCPCS 61320

Opens the skull over the upper part of the brain to drain an abscess, a walled-off pocket of pus caused by infection. Letting the pus out relieves pressure on the brain and allows antibiotics to work on what remains. A sample is sent to the laboratory to identify the organism responsible so treatment can be aimed at it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining A Brain Abscess In The Upper Brain cost?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,677 to $13,183.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $23,442
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,913

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
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$30,199.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Ohio· 7th of 50

$8,913

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.