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Portal Vein To Vena Cava Shunt

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 37140

Surgery that joins the large vein draining the digestive organs directly to the main vein returning blood to the heart, so blood bypasses a scarred liver. Relieving the back-pressure lowers the risk of heavy bleeding from swollen veins in the stomach and food pipe. It is major open abdominal surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Portal Vein To Vena Cava Shunt cost?

$6,810

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,810 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$2,692 to $5,248
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$2,239 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,888
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $4,571

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Dakota $6,810 · 34th of 50
IN $17,706MD $3,291

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.