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Vein Rebuild On A Donor Liver Before Transplant

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 47146

Repairs or rebuilds a vein on a donor liver while the organ is on the preparation table, before it is placed into the recipient, so the vessels will line up and join properly. Each vein reconstructed this way is counted separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vein Rebuild On A Donor Liver Before Transplant cost?

$1,274

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,274 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$355 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$525 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $324 to $6,761Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $339 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $724professional $550

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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
8 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Alabama than in Arkansas. 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$1,274

$550 physician + $724 facility

AL $7,616AR $899

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.