go back

Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Delaware 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 $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $62Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $30 to $871
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $30professional $60

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed + QY · Directing one CRNA
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,786.30