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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

South 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 $38 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,585Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $30 to $851
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $38professional $65

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
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QZ · CRNA, independent
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
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
$251.19