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Removal Of A Vena Cava Filter

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 37193

A small filter previously placed inside the body's largest vein to catch blood clots before they reach the lungs is removed using a catheter threaded through a blood vessel, without the need for open surgery. It is done once the filter is no longer needed for clot protection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Vena Cava Filter cost?

$4,338

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,338 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$513 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,820 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $813 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,388
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $1,318

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
$741.31
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,951.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $4,338 · 39th of 50
CA $10,669MD $2,627

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.