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Revision Or Closure Of An External Dialysis Shunt

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 36815

Surgery to revise, or to close off, an external shunt — a tube running outside the skin that joins an artery to a vein to give access for dialysis. It is done when the shunt clots, becomes infected, or is no longer needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Revision Or Closure Of An External Dialysis Shunt cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$234 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,754 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $10,000Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,089
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $295

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Arkansas than in New York. 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 51

$2,089

AR $2,570NY $145

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.