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

North Carolina 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 6 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$1,445$1,230 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,660 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $1,445

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,622

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.