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Surgical Clot Removal From a Leg or Pelvic Vein

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 34421

Open surgery that clears a blood clot out of a deep vein of the leg or pelvis through an incision in the leg. The vein is opened, or a balloon-tipped catheter is passed along it, so the clot can be drawn out and normal flow restored.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Clot Removal From a Leg or Pelvic Vein cost?

$1,622

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $4,074.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $851 to $13,804Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $851

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
$851.14
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 9th of 51

$1,622

CA $6,026WV $813

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.