61020
HCPCSRemove brain cavity fluid
Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate
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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 61020 (Remove brain cavity fluid) appears at 24 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $605 to $4,469. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Published-price availability
23
hospitals publish a price
1
list this service without a published price
20
Cash
20
List
21
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
Compare 61020 prices
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Published cash prices for code 61020 vary by about 7.4× across the 15 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $605 to $4,469. Shopping around can matter.
15
Hospitals
38
Prices shown
$605
Lowest cash
$4,469
Highest cash
code 61020 cash price20 disclosed · 15 hospitals
$605median ~$1,139$4,469
Lowest cash price by hospital
- Atrium Health Mercy$1,019
- Healdsburg Hospital$1,107
Cash price by city
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Cash price by city$605 – $1,107
- Green Bay · 1 hospital$605
- Grafton · 1 hospital$605
- Santa Monica · 1 hospital$990
- Charlotte · 1 hospital$1,019
- Polson · 1 hospital$1,042
- Healdsburg · 1 hospital$1,107
38 prices shown.
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish 61020 prices
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Grafton Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Healdsburg Hospital Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Mercy Atrium Health Union
Code 61020: frequently asked
- What does code 61020 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 61020 ranges from $605 to $4,469. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code 61020?
- 61020 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Remove brain cavity fluid" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?
- Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.