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Dialysis Access Graft Creation

Delaware 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?

$4,262

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$676 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,950 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,079Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $794

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
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$30,199.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.3 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

Delaware· 35th of 51

$4,262

$794 physician + $3,467 facility

WI $10,556MT $2,002

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.