Remove brain canal fluid cost at US hospitals
Remove brain canal fluid · CPT 61050
$49.72
lowest cash price
$835.00
national median
$6,839.00
highest cash price
223
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $49.72–$6,839.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($342.51) → Sep 1, 2026 ($349.32)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 8 | $206.21 | $206.21 | $742.70 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $504.59 | $504.59 | $505.58 |
| California | 73 | $141.15 | $1,112.38 | $3,875.20 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 73 | $1,315.60 | $1,315.60 | $1,654.90 |
| Georgia | 23 | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 30 | $214.40 | $835.00 | $1,672.80 |
| Indiana | 25 | $669.60 | $669.60 | $669.60 |
| Iowa | 14 | $214.40 | $214.40 | $1,576.35 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 25 | $422.07 | $422.07 | $859.60 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $265.10 | $265.10 | $487.58 |
| Missouri | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $1,074.10 | $1,074.10 | $1,074.10 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $322.61 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 15 | $49.72 | $349.32 | $349.32 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $1,272.50 | $1,272.50 | $1,272.50 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $1,817.60 | $1,817.60 | $2,521.60 |
| Ohio | 42 | $53.95 | $94.25 | $1,324.05 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $783.48 | $783.48 | $783.48 |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $51.98 | $961.20 | $961.20 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $341.00 | $471.50 | $865.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 15 | $971.70 | $971.70 | $971.70 |
| Texas | 110 | $382.23 | $1,018.32 | $1,236.90 |
| Virginia | 11 | $825.50 | $1,683.00 | $2,199.00 |
| Washington | 30 | $263.96 | $825.60 | $2,047.14 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $213.50 | $213.50 | $213.50 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | $880.00 | $880.00 | $4,748.48 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $317.34 – $587.08 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $163.07 – $413.07 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $296.31 – $548.17 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $205.91 – $813.00 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $163.98 – $413.07 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $146.29 – $413.07 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $305.85 – $811.29 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $305.85 – $811.29 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $223.57 – $550.53 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $205.91 – $813.00 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $96.47 – $121.86 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $96.47 – $200.00 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $96.47 – $229.33 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $205.91 – $813.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $273.00 – $764.40 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $22.86 – $150.42 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $299.10 – $2,095.00 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $111.14 – $752.74 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $308.35 – $4,121.53 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $156.18 – $843.29 |
| HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | not published | $1,285.88 – $1,312.95 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $223.57 – $550.53 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $273.00 – $764.40 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $305.85 – $3,050.99 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $22.86 – $150.42 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $309.16 – $463.74 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $335.73 – $9,178.00 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $811.29 – $811.29 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $305.85 – $811.29 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $231.88 – $4,074.00 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $223.61 – $4,401.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | not published | $328.94 – $345.38 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $78.04 – $163.36 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | not published | $268.99 – $2,572.00 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio, TX | not published | $108.15 – $989.00 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $311.77 – $2,665.00 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | not published | $308.97 – $2,665.00 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | not published | $311.77 – $2,665.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $295.19 – $1,068.37 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston, TX | not published | $958.00 – $958.00 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $327.21 – $4,826.69 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $304.52 – $534.99 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo, CA | not published | $107.19 – $682.44 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $307.71 – $461.57 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport, IA | not published | $282.56 – $395.59 |
| CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe, NM | not published | $311.50 – $623.00 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $275.17 – $713.42 |