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Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$1,023 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,148 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,148

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
10 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
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 45th of 51

$1,148

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.