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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Artery Below the Knee

Indiana rates for HCPCS 37228

A catheter is threaded down to a narrowed or blocked artery below the knee, and a small balloon is inflated inside it to press the blockage open and restore blood flow to the lower leg and foot. It covers the first such vessel treated in one leg. It is used when poor circulation is causing rest pain or wounds that will not heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Balloon Opening of a Blocked Artery Below the Knee cost?

$35,481

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35,481 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28,840 to $44,668.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36,308 · 10th to 90th $16,982 to $52,481Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $537 to $10,965
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $36,308professional $4,467

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
$16,982.44
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$52,480.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 1071.5 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.

Indiana· 1st of 50

$35,481

IN $35,481SC $33.11

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.