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Brain Fluid Shunt to Abdomen or Chest

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62223

Surgery to place a shunt, a thin implanted tube that carries fluid from a ventricle (fluid chamber) of the brain to the abdominal cavity or the space around a lung. Other endpoint sites for the tube are also possible under this same service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Fluid Shunt to Abdomen or Chest cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $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. 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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.6 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 50

$2,754

ME $12,303WV $977

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.