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Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

California 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,471.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $15,849Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $339 to $759
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $447

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 4th of 50

$7,244

IN $10,233ND $380

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.