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Anesthesia for Drilling Burr Holes in the Skull

California rates for HCPCS 00214

Anesthesia care for a procedure in which small round holes are drilled through the skull to reach the brain or the fluid spaces inside it, whether to drain a collection, place a drain, or inject dye so those spaces can be X-rayed. The anesthesia team keeps the patient asleep and still, controls the pressure inside the head, and monitors breathing and circulation. The neurosurgeon's work is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $38 to $1,445Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $41 to $2,399
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $41professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P3 · Severe systemic disease
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P4 · Life-threatening disease
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P5 · Not expected to survive without surgery
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54