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

South 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $11,220 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$1,660$1,230 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,220$5,370 to $18,197

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,512
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $11,220professional $1,660

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
$1,737.80
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$1,738

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.