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Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb

Minnesota 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,622 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,549 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $1,995

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$2,042

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.