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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 35281

Repairs a damaged or diseased blood vessel inside the abdomen by bridging the affected section with man-made tubing, through an open abdominal incision. It is used when a vessel is injured or has to be replaced, often during or after another abdominal operation. Synthetic material is used rather than a length of the patient's own vein.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft cost?

$7,369

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$2,692$2,291 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,175 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $676 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $2,692

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
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
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.2 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

Connecticut· 10th of 51

$7,369

$2,692 physician + $4,677 facility

AL $19,170WA $2,342

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.