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Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

New York 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?

$5,457

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,457 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,148 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,042 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $1,288

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,677.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where New York 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

New York· 20th of 51

$5,457

$1,288 physician + $4,169 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.