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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair Using A Vein Graft

North Carolina 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?

$4,043

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,043 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,138 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$575 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $3,020

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,677.35
12 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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$4,043

$3,020 physician + $1,023 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.