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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Massachusetts 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 $912 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,162Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $32 to $2,630
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $912professional $81

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
$32.36
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$1,122.02
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
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
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93