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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Minnesota 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 $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $603Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $170
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $35professional $71

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
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23