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Removing A Blood Clot From An Arm Artery

West Virginia 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?

$3,775

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,775 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$631 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,413 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,710Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,820
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $891

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,630.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$3,775

$891 physician + $2,884 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.