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Portal Vein To Vena Cava Shunt

Vermont 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?

$1,738

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $1,778.

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

Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,074
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $1,738

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $1,738 · 51st of 51
CA $8,913VT $1,738

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.