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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

North Carolina 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?

$4,101

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,101 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,862$1,349 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,479 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,862

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$4,101

$1,862 physician + $2,239 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.