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Vein Bypass Between Neck And Shoulder Arteries

Tennessee 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?

$3,655

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,655 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$1,995$1,479 to $4,169
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$708 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,233
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,995

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
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$3,655

$1,995 physician + $1,660 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.