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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 00220

Anesthesia care during surgery inside the skull to drain fluid from around the brain with a shunt. The anesthesia team keeps the patient asleep and monitored for the length of the operation. The surgical work is a separate charge.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $42 to $676Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $40 to $603
$50$100$200$500facility $42professional $52

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
1 more rate 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
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25