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Removing A Foreign Object From A Blood Vessel

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37197

This procedure removes an object, such as a broken piece of a catheter, that has become lodged inside a blood vessel. Using imaging guidance, a specialist threads a thin instrument through the blood vessels to capture and pull out the object without open surgery. It's used to prevent complications like blockage or clot formation caused by the retained object.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Foreign Object From A Blood Vessel cost?

$2,089

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $4,786.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,445

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
$363.08
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in Maine. 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· 9th of 51

$2,089

CA $5,012ME $741

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.