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Percutaneous Placement Of A Spinal Fluid Shunt

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 63741

This procedure places a shunt, a tube that drains excess fluid from around the spinal cord to another part of the body such as the abdominal cavity, to relieve pressure caused by a buildup of spinal fluid. It is placed through the skin using needles and catheters, without open spinal surgery. It is typically used for conditions involving excess pressure or fluid around the brain and spinal cord.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Percutaneous Placement Of A Spinal Fluid Shunt cost?

$1,148

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $4,074.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,762Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $724

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 18th of 51

$1,148

CA $6,457KY $661

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.