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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

Iowa 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?

$6,419

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,419 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$3,467$2,512 to $4,266
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,514 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,129
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $3,467

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
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
$1,737.80
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$6,419

$3,467 physician + $2,951 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.