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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Arizona 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 $81 · 10th to 90th $81 to $105Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $2,455
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $81professional $50

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25