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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

Louisiana 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?

$3,291

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,291 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$2,291$1,905 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$550 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,890Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $2,291

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
$676.08
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
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
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 41st of 51

$3,291

$2,291 physician + $1,000 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.