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Surgical Repair Of The Vena Cava

California rates for HCPCS 34502

This is a surgical procedure to repair a structural problem in the vena cava, the large vein that returns blood to the heart from the body, restoring normal blood flow. It can be performed using different surgical approaches rather than open surgery alone. It is typically performed to address a serious vascular condition that cannot be managed with medication alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of The Vena Cava cost?

$14,585

Typical total for the visit. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,585 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,589 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,549 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,589$8,511 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,589 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $22,387Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,762
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,589professional $1,995

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where California sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

California· 4th of 49

$14,585

$1,995 physician + $12,589 facility

IN $35,622MD $2,523

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.