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Anesthesia for Drilling Burr Holes in the Skull

Minnesota 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 $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $550Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $35professional $71

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
2 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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,089.30