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Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb

Colorado rates for HCPCS 35184

Open surgery on an arm or leg to close off an abnormal direct connection between an artery and a vein that has been present since birth. Blood short-circuiting through it is redirected back into the normal circulation, and the vessels are repaired or reconstructed as needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$1,122 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$3,020 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,349

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$2,239

WI $3,981TX $871

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.