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Mechanical Clot Removal From A Vein

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37187

A catheter-based device is threaded into a vein to physically break up and remove a blood clot, often combined with clot-dissolving medication delivered directly at the site, all guided by live x-ray imaging. This approach restores blood flow through a vein blocked by a clot without open surgery. It is typically used for a significant clot causing swelling, pain, or circulation problems in the affected limb.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Clot Removal From A Vein 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 $851 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 $479 to $13,183Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,762professional $912

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
$478.63
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$60,255.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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· 8th of 51

$2,291

CA $3,548DE $977

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.