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Tying Off a Major Artery to Stop Bleeding

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $7,762.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,318
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,786

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
$501.19
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $4,786 · 12th of 50
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.