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Vein Bypass Around A Blocked Artery In The Upper Body

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 35518

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 October 2026.

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

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,570 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$1,122 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $2,884

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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$2,884

AK $4,467TX $832

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.