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Tying Off The External Carotid Artery

California rates for HCPCS 37600

Ties off the branch of the main neck artery that supplies the face, scalp, and jaw, permanently stopping blood flow through it. It is done to control heavy bleeding — for example from a severe nosebleed, a facial injury, or a tumor — or to reduce blood loss before certain operations. Blood reaches the area through other connections afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tying Off The External Carotid Artery cost?

$9,333

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,333 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $17,783Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,318
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $741

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$9,333

IN $10,715ND $724

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.