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Direct Repair of a Blood Vessel in the Chest

Virginia 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?

$6,418

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,418 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,344$2,089 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,188 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $2,344

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
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 19th of 51

$6,418

$2,344 physician + $4,074 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.