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Repair Of An Artery-To-Vein Connection In The Neck

Colorado rates for HCPCS 35188

Surgery to close an abnormal direct connection between an artery and a vein in the head or neck that developed later in life, most often after an injury or a medical procedure. The two vessels are separated and repaired so blood follows its normal path again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of An Artery-To-Vein Connection In The Neck cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $8,913 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,479 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,913$5,495 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $18,197Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,913professional $1,479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in Vermont. 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· 2nd of 51

$6,026

CA $7,586VT $1,023

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.