Open Exposure Of The Arm Artery For Stent Delivery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 34834

Makes an incision at the inner elbow or upper arm to expose the main arm artery, so wires and catheters can be passed from above during a stent graft repair of the aorta or a pelvic artery. Working from the arm as well as the groin helps the operator steer devices into position, and the artery is stitched closed at the end. It covers one arm.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Exposure Of The Arm Artery For Stent Delivery cost?

$5,832

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,832 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

4% physician fee96% facility fee

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 50 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$209	$141 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,623	$2,630 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $479 to $14,125Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $115 to $759

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $588.84 Median $5,370.32 Typical High $13,489.63	Facility	Global	$588.84	$5,370.32	$13,489.63
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,818.38 Median $7,079.46 Typical High $14,791.08	Facility	Global	$2,818.38	$7,079.46	$14,791.08
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $208.93 Median $363.08 Typical High $1,122.02	Facility	Global	$208.93	$363.08	$1,122.02
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $758.58 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$758.58	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Nebraska than in Oregon. 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

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NE $10,760OR $514

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.