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Vein Bypass, Upper Arm To Forearm Artery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 35523

Restores blood flow to the forearm and hand by rerouting blood around a blocked or damaged artery. A length of the patient's own vein is taken and connected from the main artery in the upper arm to an artery in the forearm, so blood can bypass the diseased segment. It is done through open incisions in the arm.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Bypass, Upper Arm To Forearm Artery cost?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $4,898.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,762
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Indiana than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2,188 · 39th of 50
IN $15,136MS $1,230

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.