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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

South Carolina 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?

$2,815

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,815 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$1,585$269 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$603 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,630
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $1,585

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
$2,187.76
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07
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
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$2,815

$1,585 physician + $1,230 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.