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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Kentucky 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?

$8,690

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,690 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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$1,445$1,380 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$1,698 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,445

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
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 11th of 50

$8,690

$1,445 physician + $7,244 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.