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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

Virginia 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 $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $977Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $30 to $794
$10$100$1Kfacility $37professional $91

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
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
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
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
NA
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47