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Stent to Open a Blocked Thigh or Knee Artery

South 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 does Stent to Open a Blocked Thigh or Knee Artery cost?

$12,023

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $12,023.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $15,849Professionalmedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $9,120 to $12,589
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $12,023

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
$4,265.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 123.0 times more in Texas 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· 19th of 44

$12,023

TX $56,234HI $457

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.