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Shunt From the Brain to a Vein Near the Heart

Virginia 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.

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th–90th $1,148$12,5890%5%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th–90th $912$2,2910%20%10th90th$1,259$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,454.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46