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Vein Bypass From The Aorta To Head Or Arm Artery

New Jersey 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,698 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$977 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,905

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 39th of 51

$1,905

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.