CPT 00214: Anesthesia for Intracranial Burr Holes and Ventriculography
Commercial payers pay $72 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00214 describes anesthesia services for intracranial procedures involving burr holes and potential ventriculography, typically provided as intraoperative general or monitored anesthesia care in an operating room or specialized neurosurgical suite for patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic intracranial access.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial reimbursement centers around a BUCA average commercial rate of $72.10 for CPT 00214, with notable variation among major commercial sponsors. Cigna posts the highest mean at $93.40 and Blue Cross Blue Shield averages $65.80, while UnitedHealth Group and Aetna report means of $67.40 and $74.30 respectively. These means frame where commercial contracting sits relative to the BUCA benchmark: Cigna is well above it, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group sit below it, and Aetna is modestly above it.
Dispersion (P75 minus P25) highlights relative consistency: Blue Cross Blue Shield has a spread of $36.80, UnitedHealth Group $28.00, and Aetna $49.30, making UnitedHealth Group the tightest and Aetna the widest among those with full percentiles. Cigna’s spread is $52.20 and BUCA’s interquartile span is $40.80, indicating Cigna also shows relatively wide variability compared with the BUCA average commercial benchmark.