# CPT 61120: Burr hole(s) for ventricular puncture

Medicare CPT 61120 pays $773.56 in a non-facility setting and $773.56 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $663.42 in Arkansas to $898.93 in Florida, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61120-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $773.56 |
| National facility | $773.56 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Florida | $898.93 | $898.93 |
| Alaska | $892.37 | $892.37 |
| Illinois | $883.12 | $883.12 |
| New York | $873.70 | $873.70 |
| District of Columbia | $863.96 | $863.96 |
| New Jersey | $842.03 | $842.03 |
| Connecticut | $832.77 | $832.77 |
| Michigan | $806.95 | $806.95 |
| Massachusetts | $802.65 | $802.65 |
| Washington | $801.87 | $801.87 |
| Maryland | $801.81 | $801.81 |
| West Virginia | $786.95 | $786.95 |
| California | $785.11 | $785.11 |
| Georgia | $784.66 | $784.66 |
| Pennsylvania | $778.68 | $778.68 |
| Rhode Island | $776.21 | $776.21 |
| Puerto Rico | $775.22 | $775.22 |
| Virgin Islands | $775.22 | $775.22 |
| Montana | $773.30 | $773.30 |
| New Mexico | $772.59 | $772.59 |
| New Hampshire | $770.67 | $770.67 |
| Colorado | $769.67 | $769.67 |
| Hawaii | $763.47 | $763.47 |
| Texas | $760.84 | $760.84 |
| Delaware | $757.91 | $757.91 |
| Oregon | $757.41 | $757.41 |
| Nevada | $751.97 | $751.97 |
| Louisiana | $751.06 | $751.06 |
| Ohio | $745.93 | $745.93 |
| Arizona | $744.44 | $744.44 |
| Missouri | $744.37 | $744.37 |
| Utah | $740.40 | $740.40 |
| Wyoming | $739.44 | $739.44 |
| Virginia | $729.37 | $729.37 |
| South Carolina | $728.82 | $728.82 |
| Kentucky | $725.81 | $725.81 |
| Maine | $709.87 | $709.87 |
| Oklahoma | $709.02 | $709.02 |
| Vermont | $705.42 | $705.42 |
| North Carolina | $704.09 | $704.09 |
| North Dakota | $695.59 | $695.59 |
| Mississippi | $693.48 | $693.48 |
| Minnesota | $690.71 | $690.71 |
| South Dakota | $686.40 | $686.40 |
| Tennessee | $682.79 | $682.79 |
| Indiana | $682.03 | $682.03 |
| Idaho | $678.01 | $678.01 |
| Kansas | $676.81 | $676.81 |
| Alabama | $675.39 | $675.39 |
| Wisconsin | $668.88 | $668.88 |
| Nebraska | $666.53 | $666.53 |
| Iowa | $666.39 | $666.39 |
| Arkansas | $663.42 | $663.42 |

## Related codes

- 61105: Twist drill hole for subdural/ventricular puncture — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61105-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61150: Burr hole(s) with evacuation/drainage of abscess, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61150-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61312: Craniectomy/craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, supratentorial, extradural/subdural — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61312-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61510: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, supratentorial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61510-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61520: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, infratentorial/posterior fossa — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61520-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61533: Craniotomy with subdural implantation of electrodes for seizure focus — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61533-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61548: Hypophysectomy, transnasal/transseptal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61548-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61680: Surgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformation, supratentorial, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61680-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 61120 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules