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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

Minnesota 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?

$6,222

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$2,754 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,660 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,456.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,760.83
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 13th of 51

$6,222

$3,467 physician + $2,754 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.