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Removing A Blood Clot From An Arm Artery

Iowa rates for HCPCS 34101

Opens an artery in the arm or armpit through an incision and removes a clot that is blocking blood flow to the limb. A balloon-tipped tube is usually passed along the vessel and drawn back to pull the clot out, then the artery is stitched closed. It is done urgently when an arm becomes cold, pale, painful, or numb from a sudden blockage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Blood Clot From An Arm Artery cost?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $7,943.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,995
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,349

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 26th of 50

$4,266

IN $15,136ND $603

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.