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Thigh Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Ohio rates for HCPCS 37227

Treatment of a narrowed or blocked artery in the thigh or behind the knee, in which a device is passed inside the vessel to cut or shave away the fatty plaque and a metal mesh stent is then left in place to hold the channel open. Balloon widening of the same vessel is part of the service. It is done for one leg at a time, usually for pain on walking or a wound that will not heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thigh Artery Plaque Removal With Stent cost?

$8,128

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$32.36 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,761 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $60,256Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $32 to $589
$100$1K$10Kfacility $8,511professional $33

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
$3,162.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$60,255.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$28,183.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 1380.4 times more in Alaska than in Idaho. 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.

Ohio· 38th of 50

$8,128

AK $44,668ID $32.36

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.