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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Louisiana 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?

$2,775

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,775 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 5 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 $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$550 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $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
$676.08
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 43rd of 51

$2,775

$1,820 physician + $955 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.