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Brain Fluid Shunt to Abdomen or Chest

Virginia 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?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $9,333.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,288

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
$1,174.90
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,912.51
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
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 50

$3,890

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.