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Vein-To-Vein Shunt In The Abdomen

Iowa rates for HCPCS 37160

Surgery that joins two large veins in the abdomen so blood from the digestive organs can bypass a diseased liver and return to the heart by a shorter route. Relieving the back-pressure lowers the risk of bleeding from swollen veins in the stomach and food pipe and can reduce fluid build-up in the belly. It is major open surgery, used when medication and endoscopic treatment have not controlled the problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein-To-Vein Shunt In The Abdomen cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$2,291 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,388 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $3,311

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
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$3,715

CA $8,913VT $1,622

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.