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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair Using A Vein Graft

New York 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?

$6,269

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,269 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 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$1,698$1,479 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,698

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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,165.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,466.84
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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,623.41
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where New York 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

New York· 15th of 51

$6,269

$1,698 physician + $4,571 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.