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Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb

Massachusetts 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,175 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,072 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,549

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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,019.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 51

$1,585

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.