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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

North Dakota 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?

$3,629

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,629 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$2,399$2,042 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$1,230 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 26th of 51

$3,629

$2,399 physician + $1,230 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.