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Draining A Brain Abscess In The Upper Brain

Oregon 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $3,802.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $5,129Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $4,786
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $3,715

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
$3,630.78
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,570.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 30th of 50

$3,631

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.