The information provided in this report is based upon publicly available data released by Medicare which reported amounts which doctor's charged the agency for various procedures. The data presented here is a guideline for what you may expect to pay for certain procedures, any questions about costs should be directed to your doctor.
Procedure | Total Instances | Provider Average Charge | National Average Cost |
Balloon dilation of narrowed or blocked upper arm artery, accessed through the skin | 53 | $1,002.00 | $4,100.01 |
Balloon dilation of narrowed or blocked vein, accessed through the skin | 213 | $697.00 | $3,271.40 |
Removal of infected graft of arm or leg | 25 | $1,214.00 | $1,707.31 |
Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg | 53 | $118.00 | $569.82 |
Insertion of needle or catheter into the brachial (arm) artery | 12 | $206.00 | $870.00 |
Insertion of needle and/or catheter for dialysis | 370 | $375.00 | $1,687.01 |
Insertion of needle and/or catheter into an artery-vein dialysis shunt or graft | 83 | $97.00 | $539.95 |
Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery | 22 | $484.00 | $2,709.05 |
Insertion of catheter into chest aorta for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | 11 | $2,556.00 | $2,340.43 |
Insertion of catheter into abdominal pelvic or leg artery | 19 | $1,942.00 | $1,572.99 |
Insertion of catheter into abdominal pelvic or leg artery | 11 | $862.00 | $2,507.63 |
Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older | 62 | $945.00 | $1,436.76 |
Removal of central venous catheter for infusion | 29 | $303.00 | $483.24 |
Removal of central venous catheter for infusion | 36 | $313.00 | $483.24 |
Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure | 14 | $1,416.00 | $1,939.56 |
Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure | 26 | $1,628.00 | $2,221.78 |
Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure | 26 | $1,075.00 | $2,020.50 |
Connection of donor vein to an artery and vein for dialysis | 30 | $1,170.00 | $1,914.53 |
Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis | 36 | $1,379.00 | $2,008.89 |
Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure | 84 | $1,216.00 | $1,921.11 |
Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure | 29 | $1,374.00 | $1,974.59 |
Repair of dialysis access in arm | 13 | $2,411.00 | $1,562.58 |
Catheter removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, accessed through the skin | 59 | $673.00 | $3,914.16 |
Insertion of catheter into vein for drug infusion for blood clot including radiological supervision and interpretation | 19 | $819.00 | $661.29 |
Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure | 19 | $850.00 | $3,184.33 |
Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation | 109 | $820.00 | $8,516.89 |
Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation | 16 | $382.00 | $4,977.58 |
Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein | 21 | $764.00 | $1,086.49 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta | 33 | $174.00 | $368.43 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg | 66 | $176.00 | $447.26 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of arteries of both arms or legs | 32 | $199.00 | $450.50 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery-vein dialysis shunt | 35 | $279.00 | $640.53 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of vein of one arm or leg | 38 | $107.00 | $187.59 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of veins of both arms or legs | 20 | $163.00 | $246.25 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major chest vein | 15 | $165.00 | $593.57 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of balloon dilation of narrowed artery | 53 | $88.00 | $500.97 |
Radiological supervision and interpretation of balloon dilation of narrowed vein | 211 | $84.00 | $492.47 |
Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | 119 | $46.00 | $76.83 |
Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device | 53 | $52.00 | $96.97 |
Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | 170 | $103.00 | $311.82 |
Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs | 56 | $70.00 | $266.48 |
Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs | 246 | $83.00 | $266.48 |
Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise | 11 | $79.00 | $325.98 |
Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs | 55 | $111.00 | $385.17 |
Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of one leg or limited | 78 | $70.00 | $241.49 |
Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of one arm or limited | 46 | $55.00 | $248.60 |
Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | 31 | $105.00 | $257.09 |
Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | 180 | $130.00 | $257.09 |
Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | 12 | $69.00 | $165.31 |
Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | 67 | $74.00 | $165.31 |
Ultrasound scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow | 29 | $109.00 | $468.35 |
Ultrasound scan of vena cava or groin graft or vessel blood flow | 68 | $106.00 | $391.63 |
Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan | 14 | $68.00 | $267.51 |
Ultrasound of dialysis access | 237 | $52.00 | $339.88 |
New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | 36 | $122.00 | $124.09 |
New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | 58 | $183.00 | $193.97 |
New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | 15 | $259.00 | $294.77 |
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes | 17 | $39.00 | $44.82 |
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | 706 | $71.00 | $76.40 |
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | 49 | $98.00 | $119.63 |
Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | 17 | $132.00 | $214.64 |
Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | 64 | $66.00 | $88.11 |
Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial i | 29 | $133.00 | $83.39 |
Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial impl | 31 | $135.00 | $110.53 |