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Upper Arm Dialysis Access Creation

Georgia rates for HCPCS 36818

Creates a dialysis access point in the upper arm by joining a vein directly to an artery, and moving that vein to a shallower, straighter position so it can be reached easily with needles. Over the following weeks the strong arterial flow thickens and enlarges the vein until it can withstand repeated needling.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Arm Dialysis Access Creation cost?

$3,928

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,928 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$977$871 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,023 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,762Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $977

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
$870.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
4 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
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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

Georgia· 42nd of 51

$3,928

$977 physician + $2,951 facility

WI $10,473MT $2,074

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.