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Shunt From the Brain to a Vein Near the Heart

Iowa 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?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $6,457.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,715
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,188

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 26th of 50

$2,951

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.