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Open Exposure Of The Arm Artery For Stent Delivery

Virginia 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,457.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $191 to $10,715Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 93.3 times more in South Carolina 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.

Virginia· 20th of 50

$4,786

SC $11,749ND $126

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.