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Open Groin Exposure For Aortic Stent-Graft Delivery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 34812

Covers making an incision in the groin and surgically exposing the femoral artery so that an aortic stent graft can be delivered through it, then repairing the artery and closing the wound. This route is chosen when the artery is small, heavily diseased, or otherwise unsuitable for entry by needle puncture. It applies to one side and is billed in addition to the main aortic repair.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Groin Exposure For Aortic Stent-Graft Delivery cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $6,310.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $251 to $7,762Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $417 to $447
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $417

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
$251.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 44.7 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 50

$2,138

CA $8,913ND $200

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.