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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

North Carolina 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 $676 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,349Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $30 to $871
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $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
$30.20
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
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
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01