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Treatment Of Fluid-Producing Brain Tissue

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61544

An operation that opens the skull to reach the tissue inside the brain's fluid chambers that produces cerebrospinal fluid, and removes or seals it off. Reducing how much fluid is made helps control a build-up of fluid and pressure inside the head. It is major neurosurgery performed under general anesthesia with a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Treatment Of Fluid-Producing Brain Tissue cost?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,188.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $2,512
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,995

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,995 · 43rd of 51
CA $10,000WV $1,820

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.