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Mechanical Removal Of A Blood Clot From An Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37184

A minimally invasive procedure in which a specialized device is guided through a catheter into a blocked artery, outside the heart and brain, to physically break up and remove a blood clot, restoring blood flow. It is the primary treatment of the first vessel addressed during the procedure and may include medication delivered directly to help dissolve remaining clot material.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Removal Of A Blood Clot From An Artery cost?

$2,291

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $7,762.

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 $7,762 · 10th to 90th $525 to $13,183Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,981
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $7,762professional $676

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
$524.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$95,499.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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· 11th of 51

$2,291

CA $4,467SD $891

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.