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Balloon Widening Of A Blocked Thigh Or Knee Artery

California rates for HCPCS 37224

Reopens a narrowed femoral or popliteal artery, the main vessels running down the thigh and behind the knee, by threading a balloon catheter to the narrowing and inflating it to press the blockage outward against the vessel wall. No mesh stent is left behind. It treats cramping leg pain on walking, pain at rest, or wounds that will not heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening Of A Blocked Thigh Or Knee Artery cost?

$7,943

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,495 to $10,965.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $15,849Professionalmedian $19,953 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $23,442
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,943professional $19,953

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,760.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$20,417.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where California sits

The same service costs 741.3 times more in Indiana than in Idaho. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $7,943 · 12th of 50
IN $24,547ID $33.11

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.