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Taking a Vein From the Arm for a Bypass Graft

Colorado rates for HCPCS 35500

A length of vein is removed from the arm through an incision so that it can be used as the graft in a bypass operation on the heart or the leg. It is used when the usual leg vein is too small, diseased, or has already been taken. It is billed in addition to the bypass operation in which the vein is used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Taking a Vein From the Arm for a Bypass Graft cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $5,495.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,072
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Nebraska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,236 · 15th of 49
NE $8,511WY $295

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.