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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

California 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 $41 · 10th to 90th $38 to $1,585Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $41 to $2,630
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $41professional $479

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
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
3 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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P3 · Severe systemic disease
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P4 · Life-threatening disease
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
P5 · Not expected to survive without surgery
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56