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Vein Bypass Around A Blocked Artery In The Upper Body

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 35516

A bypass that reroutes blood around a blocked or narrowed artery in the region running from the upper chest through the shoulder into the arm. A length of the patient's own vein is sewn in between two healthy points on either side of the blockage so blood flows past it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Bypass Around A Blocked Artery In The Upper Body cost?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,778.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,778
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $1,479

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $1,479 · 43rd of 51
CA $7,413KY $1,349

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.