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Thigh Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Pennsylvania 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?

$14,791

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,791 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $15,136.

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 $851 · 10th to 90th $692 to $13,183Professionalmedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $776 to $20,417
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $851professional $15,136

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$22,387.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$13,182.57
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 24th of 50

$14,791

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.