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Open Shoulder Artery Access For A Stent Graft

Alaska rates for HCPCS 34715

Surgical exposure of the artery running beneath the collarbone through an incision near the shoulder, so that a stent graft delivery system can be introduced from the upper body rather than the groin. This route is chosen when the arteries in the abdomen and legs are too diseased or too narrow to be used. It covers one side and is charged in addition to the graft placement itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Shoulder Artery Access For A Stent Graft cost?

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $2,399.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $347 to $9,772
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 38th of 49

$1,000

NH $8,913WY $295

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.