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Abdominal Blood Vessel Repair With A Synthetic Graft

Virginia 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?

$5,936

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,936 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,622 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,089 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,884
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,862

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
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 16th of 51

$5,936

$1,862 physician + $4,074 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.