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Surgical Clot Removal From Chest Artery

Maine rates for HCPCS 34051

Emergency surgery to remove a blood clot blocking one of the large arteries branching off the aorta toward the arm and head. The surgeon opens the artery, extracts the clot with a small balloon catheter or by hand, and repairs the vessel so blood flow is restored. It is done urgently because tissue starved of blood is quickly damaged.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Clot Removal From Chest Artery cost?

$1,445

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,585.

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 $12,023 · 10th to 90th $11,220 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,862
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $12,023professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $1,445 · 32nd of 51
CA $9,333WV $1,096

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.