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Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

South Dakota 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?

$4,720

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$2,630$1,905 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,995 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,467Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,548
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $2,630

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 31st of 51

$4,720

$2,630 physician + $2,089 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.