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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Missouri 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 $490 · 10th to 90th $42 to $724Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $41 to $2,455
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $72

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
$41.69
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19