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Anesthesia For Brain Fluid Shunt Surgery

West 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 $871 · 10th to 90th $550 to $955Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $48 to $955
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $871professional $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
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases + QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26