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Clot Removal From a Neck Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 34001

Urgent surgery to remove a clot blocking one of the large arteries at the base of the neck, carried out through an incision in the neck. The surgeon opens the artery, extracts the clot, often using a balloon-tipped catheter drawn back through the vessel, and then repairs the artery. Restoring flow quickly limits damage to the tissues beyond the blockage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Clot Removal From a Neck Artery cost?

$1,122

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,995.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 38th of 51

$1,122

AK $3,631TX $794

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.