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Balloon Widening Of A Blocked Thigh Or Knee Artery

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $5,248.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $12,882Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $5,248
$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $5,012

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Tennessee than in Hawaii. 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 44

$5,012

TN $19,953HI $389

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.