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Reopening the Chest After Blood Vessel Surgery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 35820

The chest is reopened to find and deal with a problem that has developed after earlier surgery on the blood vessels there, such as bleeding, a clot blocking a repair, or an infection. The surgeon inspects the previous work directly and corrects what is found. It is usually an urgent operation rather than a planned one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reopening the Chest After Blood Vessel Surgery cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $7,079.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,584.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 50

$3,162

IN $10,233WY $1,288

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.