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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Georgia 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 $631 · 10th to 90th $30 to $832Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $43 to $1,000
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $398

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
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52