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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

North Dakota 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?

$4,675

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,675 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$3,090$2,630 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,512Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,981
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $3,090

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 23rd of 51

$4,675

$3,090 physician + $1,585 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.