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Removal of a Brain Fluid Shunt

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 62256

Takes out an entire spinal fluid shunt — the valve and all of its tubing — without putting a new one in. It is done when the shunt is infected, blocked, or no longer needed. Small incisions are made along the path of the tubing so it can be withdrawn.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Brain Fluid Shunt cost?

$2,120

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,120 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,047 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$575 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $1,288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alabama 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

North Dakota· 32nd of 51

$2,120

$1,288 physician + $832 facility

AL $8,960MD $1,308

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.