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Brain Fluid Drainage To Skull Base Space

Maine rates for HCPCS 62180

Creates a new drainage route for spinal fluid that is trapped inside the fluid chambers of the brain, using a tube that carries the fluid to the natural fluid space at the base of the skull. Relieving that build-up lowers pressure inside the head. It is used for hydrocephalus, in which fluid collects because its normal pathway is blocked.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Fluid Drainage To Skull Base Space cost?

$2,239

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $2,818.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26,915 · 10th to 90th $25,704 to $36,308Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,467
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $26,915professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 25th of 51

$2,239

CA $7,943WV $1,549

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.