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Shunt From the Brain to a Vein Near the Heart

New York 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $7,762.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,898

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$58,884.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where New York 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.

New York· 18th of 50

$4,898

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.