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Replacing or Flushing a Brain Drainage Tube

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 62194

Deals with a drainage catheter sitting in the fluid space around the brain that has stopped working. The surgeon either flushes the tube to clear the blockage or takes it out and puts a new one in the same position, so fluid can drain freely again. It is done when the symptoms of rising pressure come back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacing or Flushing a Brain Drainage Tube cost?

$851

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $1,000.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,365Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $851

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$851

IN $6,607WV $457

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.