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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Artery Below the Knee

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,129

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $5,623.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,129Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,586
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $5,623

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
$707.95
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 50

$5,129

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.