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Removing a Clot From a Forearm Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 34111

Opens one of the arteries running down the forearm through an incision in the arm and extracts a clot or an embolus blocking it, usually by drawing a small balloon-tipped catheter back along the vessel. Restoring flow relieves the pain, coldness, and numbness of a hand starved of blood. It is done urgently once the blockage is recognized.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removing a Clot From a Forearm Artery cost?

$851

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $1,862.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $741 to $19,055Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $759

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
$741.31
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin 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· 41st of 51

$851

WI $2,884TX $631

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.