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Emergency Repair Of A Burst Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 35082

Emergency open operation to replace a burst stretch of the abdominal aorta with a fabric tube. The aorta is clamped to stop the bleeding, then the ruptured section is cut out and the tube sewn in its place. It is done without delay because a ruptured aortic aneurysm is immediately life-threatening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Emergency Repair Of A Burst Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm cost?

$4,491

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$2,951 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$575 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,762Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $3,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$4,491

$3,467 physician + $1,023 facility

AK $20,260WA $2,785

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.