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Exploration Of An Arm Artery

California rates for HCPCS 35702

Surgical opening of the arm to expose and inspect an artery, typically after an injury or when damage to the vessel is suspected, where the vessel is found not to need repair. The surgeon checks the artery directly, confirms blood flow and closes the wound. It covers the arm, including the vessels at the armpit, upper arm, forearm and wrist.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exploration Of An Arm Artery cost?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,786 to $10,233.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $15,849Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $339 to $851
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 1st of 50

$7,079

CA $7,079ND $417

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.