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Stent to Open a Blocked Thigh or Knee Artery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 37226

A catheter is threaded to a narrowed or blocked artery in the thigh or behind the knee, and a small metal mesh tube is expanded inside the vessel to hold it open. Ballooning the vessel is included when it is needed to prepare or finish the treatment. It treats one leg and restores blood flow that has been choked off by hardening of the arteries.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $5,370 to $16,596Professionalmedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $7,586 to $13,804
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $12,023

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$38,018.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,589.25
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00