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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 October 2026.

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

$4,890

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,890 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$871 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,738 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,370.32
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$58,884.37
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25

Where New York sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

New York· 13th of 51

$4,890

$1,000 physician + $3,890 facility

ME $16,204MD $1,659

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.