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Aqueous Shunt

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS L8612

Aqueous shunt

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aqueous Shunt cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$347 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$398 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,169Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $324 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $380

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
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Hawaii than in Nebraska. 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.

Pennsylvania· 48th of 51

$389

HI $1,514NE $339

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.