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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Illinois 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 October 2026.

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

$3,405

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,405 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$1,820$1,514 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$708 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $513 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,951
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,585professional $1,820

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
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$30,199.52
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Maine 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

Illinois· 28th of 51

$3,405

$1,820 physician + $1,585 facility

ME $15,945MD $1,975

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.