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Brain Fluid Shunt to Abdomen or Chest

Hawaii 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?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,950.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,514
$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $1,202

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 48th of 50

$1,202

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.