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Vein Bypass From The Aorta To The Pelvic Arteries

Kansas 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$3,388$2,951 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$501 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,754Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $5,012
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $3,388

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
$3,162.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 26th of 51

$3,162

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.