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Direct Repair of a Blood Vessel in the Chest

New York rates for HCPCS 35216

Repairs a torn, cut, or damaged blood vessel inside the chest by stitching the vessel wall itself back together, rather than replacing the damaged length with a graft. The chest is opened to expose and control the vessel. It is most often needed after an injury or when a vessel is damaged during another operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Direct Repair of a Blood Vessel in the Chest cost?

$6,566

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,566 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,778 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,905 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,995

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,165.95
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
14 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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alabama than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 18th of 51

$6,566

$1,995 physician + $4,571 facility

AL $19,737WA $2,745

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.