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Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

Iowa rates for HCPCS 37617

Closes a large artery with a suture so blood no longer flows through it. Through an incision the surgeon exposes the vessel and ties it shut, most often to control severe bleeding after an injury or a rupture, or when the vessel is infected and cannot be repaired. Blood then reaches the tissue beyond through smaller neighbouring vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding cost?

$6,774

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,774 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$1,995 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,344 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,233Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,074
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alabama 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

Iowa· 11th of 51

$6,774

$2,884 physician + $3,890 facility

AL $18,462KY $2,797

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.