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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair Using A Vein Graft

Iowa rates for HCPCS 35251

Repairs a damaged or diseased blood vessel inside the abdomen by bridging the affected section with a piece of vein taken from elsewhere in the body. It is done through an open abdominal incision, most often after an injury or when a vessel is damaged during another abdominal operation. Using the patient's own vein avoids placing man-made material into the repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair Using A Vein Graft cost?

$6,651

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,651 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,631$2,630 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,514 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,495
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $3,631

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.9 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

Iowa· 11th of 51

$6,651

$3,631 physician + $3,020 facility

AL $19,273WA $2,428

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.