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Groin Artery Puncture For Aortic Stent-Graft Delivery

Vermont rates for HCPCS 34713

Covers reaching the femoral artery in the groin by needle puncture and sealing the puncture afterwards with a closure device, so that an aortic stent graft can be delivered through it. It avoids a surgical cut and the wound care that goes with one. It applies to one side and is billed in addition to the main aortic repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Groin Artery Puncture For Aortic Stent-Graft Delivery cost?

$200

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $288.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $468 to $501Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $158 to $417
$200$500facility $501professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$200

OK $741NY $132

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.