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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Michigan 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?

$6,565

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,565 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$1,778$1,698 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,148 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
12 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
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 10th of 51

$6,565

$1,778 physician + $4,786 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.