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Atherectomy of a Renal Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0234T

A catheter is passed through the arteries to a renal artery, the vessel feeding a kidney, and the hardened or fatty material narrowing it is cut or shaved away from inside the vessel. X-ray imaging guides the work, and the imaging supervision and interpretation are part of the service. Clearing the narrowing restores blood flow to the kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Atherectomy of a Renal Artery cost?

$3,981

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $6,457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $18,621
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,012professional $2,512

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
$2,137.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$20,417.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$60,255.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. 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.

Washington, DC· 16th of 51

$3,981

WI $9,772MN $1,072

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.