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Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Using A Vein Graft

Maine rates for HCPCS 35556

Reroutes blood around a blocked artery in the thigh using a length of the patient's own vein, sewn between the femoral artery in the groin and the popliteal artery behind the knee. It restores circulation to the lower leg and foot when narrowing causes cramping pain on walking, pain at rest, or wounds that will not heal. The vein is normally taken from the same leg.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Using A Vein Graft cost?

$16,121

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,121 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $14,125 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,549 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$14,125$11,220 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,125 · 10th to 90th $776 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $14,125professional $1,995

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 1st of 51

$16,121

$1,995 physician + $14,125 facility

ME $16,121MD $2,222

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.