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Dialysis Access Graft Creation

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Dialysis Access Graft Creation cost?

$912

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $3,388.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $19,055Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Ohio. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$912

OK $3,467OH $724

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.