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Removing A Blood Clot From An Arm Artery

New Mexico 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 October 2026.

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

$4,566

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,566 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$851$646 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,698 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,715Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $851

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
$645.65
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$4,566

$851 physician + $3,715 facility

WI $9,985MT $1,825

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.