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Clot Removal From a Deep Vein

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 34451

Surgery to remove a blood clot from the large deep veins that drain the leg and pelvis. The surgeon opens the vein and draws the clot out, usually with a balloon-tipped catheter passed along the vessel and pulled back. Restoring flow relieves severe swelling and reduces the risk of lasting damage to the leg veins.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Clot Removal From a Deep Vein cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,514 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,660 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,820

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$1,905

CA $6,457WV $1,585

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.