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Tying Off The Carotid Artery In The Neck

Alaska rates for HCPCS 37605

This service surgically ties off (ligates) the internal or common carotid artery, one of the major blood vessels in the neck supplying blood to the brain. It is used in specific situations, such as uncontrollable bleeding or certain tumors or aneurysms, where closing off the vessel is the safest way to manage the problem. This is a significant procedure reserved for situations where other treatments are not suitable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tying Off The Carotid Artery In The Neck cost?

$7,738

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,738 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$1,995 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,548 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $2,951

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$7,738

$2,951 physician + $4,786 facility

WI $8,621KY $1,783

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.