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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Alabama rates for HCPCS 35506

A length of the patient's own vein is used to build a detour between the carotid artery in the neck and the subclavian artery running beneath the collarbone. Blood is routed around a blocked or narrowed section so that flow to the brain and arm is restored.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries cost?

$6,041

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,041 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,413 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,259 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,333Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $2,239

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Alabama· 23rd of 50

$6,041

$2,239 physician + $3,802 facility

IN $16,581MD $2,174

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.