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Vein Bypass From The Aorta To The Pelvic Arteries

Florida rates for HCPCS 35538

Creates a detour around a blocked or narrowed stretch of the main artery in the abdomen, using a length of the patient's own vein as the new channel. Blood is routed from the aorta down to the arteries of the pelvis so that circulation to the lower body is restored. It is open surgery done under general anesthesia through an incision in the abdomen.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vein Bypass From The Aorta To The Pelvic Arteries cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$2,089$355 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$575 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $437 to $24,547Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,388
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $2,089

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
$776.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 6.5 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$2,138

AK $9,120TX $1,413

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.