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Dialysis Access Graft Creation

California rates for HCPCS 36830

Creates an access point for dialysis by joining an artery to a vein with a soft tube of man-made or processed biological material implanted under the skin. The tube gives a durable site that can be needled for each dialysis session. It is used when the person's own veins are not suitable for a direct artery-to-vein connection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dialysis Access Graft Creation cost?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $11,220.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $16,982Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $676

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
$3,467.37
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Indiana 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· 12th of 50

$7,762

IN $13,490ND $676

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.