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Shunt to Drain Fluid From Around the Brain

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 62192

A thin tube is placed into the fluid space over the surface of the brain and tunneled under the skin to another part of the body, where excess fluid can be absorbed into the bloodstream. It is used when fluid builds up around the brain and raises the pressure inside the head. Once in place the tube drains continuously and is not visible from outside.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shunt to Drain Fluid From Around the Brain cost?

$2,010

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,010 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$933 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,413Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,951
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $1,349

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.7 times more in Maine than in Arkansas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$2,010

$1,349 physician + $661 facility

ME $16,140AR $1,661

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.