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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

New York 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 $977 · 10th to 90th $42 to $1,660Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $52 to $1,148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $302

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
$41.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,621.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QZ · CRNA, independent
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71