Remove brain canal fluid cost at US hospitals
Remove brain canal fluid · CPT 61050
$53.95
lowest cash price
$859.60
national median
$6,839.00
highest cash price
220
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $53.95–$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 | 14 | $349.32 | $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 | 6 | $961.20 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview | Longview, TX | not published | $108.15 – $563.82 |
| Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center | Alamogordo, NM | not published | $282.20 – $450.30 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline | Corpus Christi, TX | not published | $108.15 – $574.20 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation | Texarkana, TX | not published | $108.15 – $579.58 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville, TN | not published | $298.26 – $313.17 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell, TN | not published | $298.26 – $313.17 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg | Kingsville, TX | not published | $108.15 – $597.50 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman, TN | not published | $278.49 – $292.41 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville | Beeville, TX | not published | $108.15 – $597.50 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice | Alice, TX | not published | $108.15 – $597.50 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Stephenville, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial | Jasper, TX | not published | $108.15 – $4,989.00 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos | San Marcos, TX | not published | $108.15 – $723.76 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | not published | $152.59 – $152.59 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | not published | $152.59 – $152.59 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | not published | $152.59 – $152.59 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro | Winnsboro, TX | not published | $108.15 – $335.07 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - South Tyler | Tyler, TX | not published | $108.15 – $558.04 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs | Sulphur Springs, TX | not published | $108.15 – $608.10 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville | Jacksonville, TX | not published | $108.15 – $335.07 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owens Heart Hospital | Tyler, TX | not published | $108.15 – $558.04 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall | Marshall, TX | not published | $108.15 – $563.82 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | not published | $152.59 – $152.59 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Southlake, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Rockwall, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Plano, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Bedford, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | not published | $152.59 – $152.59 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Kaufman, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington | Arlington, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Flower Mound, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Denton, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Azle, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano | Plano, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Allen, TX | not published | $108.15 – $116.80 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | Arlington, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | Fort Worth, TX | not published | $108.15 – $118.97 |
| Moanalua Medical Center | HONOLULU, HI | not published | not published |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | not published | $320.54 – $711.61 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | not published | $142.29 – $1,083.00 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $286.64 – $401.30 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland, WA | not published | $134.82 – $971.17 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla, WA | not published | $262.45 – $1,188.44 |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie, OR | not published | $335.73 – $9,178.00 |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | not published | $328.56 – $728.47 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville, NC | not published | $293.39 – $732.60 |