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Repair Of A Birth Artery-Vein Connection In A Limb

South Carolina 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$1,072$832 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,862 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,660
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,072

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
$1,318.26
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$1,175

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.