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Emergency Repair Of A Burst Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

South 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?

$3,211

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,211 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$309 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$603 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $2,089

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
$2,951.21
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
6 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
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where South 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

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$3,211

$2,089 physician + $1,122 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.