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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Iowa 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 $617 · 10th to 90th $398 to $977Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $871
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $617professional $52

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$2,454.71
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
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
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74