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Vein Bypass From The Aorta To Head Or Arm Artery

Iowa rates for HCPCS 35526

Surgery that creates a detour around a blocked or narrowed artery by sewing a bypass channel from the aorta to one of the large arteries supplying the head or the arm. A length of the patient's own vein is used as the bypass channel. Restoring flow relieves symptoms such as arm weakness, dizziness, or reduced blood supply to the brain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vein Bypass From The Aorta To Head Or Arm Artery cost?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$2,692 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,514 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,370
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $3,715

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.8 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$3,467

AK $6,918TX $1,202

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.