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Ventricular Shunt Procedures without Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 033

Ventricular Shunt Procedures without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ventricular Shunt Procedures without Complications cost?

$57,544

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57,544 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34,674 to $63,096.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $57,544 · 10th to 90th $16,982 to $69,183
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $57,544

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
$31,622.78
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$72,443.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$57,543.99
Typical High
$64,565.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$64,565.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$72,443.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$30,902.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$60,255.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$74,131.02
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$74,131.02

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

California· 1st of 51

$57,544

CA $57,544NM $13,490

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.