Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 37618

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 July 2026.

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

$5,628

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,628 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

11% physician fee89% facility fee

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 51 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$617	$447 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,012	$1,862 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,589Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,349

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $501.19 Median $3,890.45 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$501.19	$3,890.45	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,089.30 Median $6,606.93 Typical High $14,454.40	Facility	Global	$2,089.30	$6,606.93	$14,454.40
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $645.65 Median $1,148.15 Typical High $3,630.78	Facility	Global	$645.65	$1,148.15	$3,630.78
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $758.58 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$758.58	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CO $8,982MD $1,107

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.