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Open Removal Of A Clot From A Dialysis Access

Vermont rates for HCPCS 36831

Opens a dialysis access, the surgically created connection in an arm or leg used for hemodialysis, through an incision and removes the clot blocking it so flow is restored. The access itself is not reshaped or rebuilt during this procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of A Clot From A Dialysis Access cost?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $1,445.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,079Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $851

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 30th of 51

$1,000

OK $3,981KY $617

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.