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Surgical Clot Removal From an Arm or Shoulder Vein

Delaware rates for HCPCS 34490

Open surgery that clears a blood clot out of a large vein in the shoulder or upper arm through an incision in the arm. 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 an Arm or Shoulder Vein cost?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $1,380.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,244Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $776

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 8.7 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$776

CA $5,888WV $676

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.