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Shunt From the Brain to a Vein Near the Heart

Colorado rates for HCPCS 62220

A thin tube is placed into a fluid-filled chamber inside the brain and tunneled under the skin down the neck into a large vein, so that excess fluid drains into the bloodstream and is carried away. It treats a build-up of fluid inside the brain that raises the pressure in the head. A valve along the tube controls how quickly the fluid drains.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shunt From the Brain to a Vein Near the Heart cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,786 to $10,233.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,349

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
$954.99
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine 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.

Colorado· 8th of 50

$7,244

ME $12,303WV $912

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.