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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Minnesota 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?

$4,879

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$2,692$2,042 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,288 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $2,692

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$20,892.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$4,879

$2,692 physician + $2,188 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.