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Vein Grafts Added to an Artery Bypass

Virginia rates for HCPCS 33518

Covers the vein grafts used in heart bypass surgery when artery grafts are used in the same operation. A length of vein, usually taken from the leg, is sewn from the aorta to a point on the heart artery beyond the blockage, giving blood a new route to the heart muscle. It is billed in addition to the artery bypass work done at the same sitting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Grafts Added to an Artery Bypass cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $7,079.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $457 to $11,749Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $525
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $490

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 85.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 49

$3,236

IN $33,884ND $398

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.