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Taking a Vein From the Arm for a Bypass Graft

New York 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $7,586.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $457 to $11,482
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,786

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where New York 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.

New York $4,786 · 8th 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.