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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Tennessee 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 $776 · 10th to 90th $40 to $832Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $40 to $7,079
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $501

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
$39.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
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
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78