Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 37231

Treatment of a narrowed or blocked artery below the knee using both a device that shaves or removes the fatty plaque from inside the vessel and a metal mesh stent left in place to hold the channel open. Balloon widening of the same vessel is included. It is done through a small arterial puncture and treats one leg.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent cost?

$12,882

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13,804 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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 37 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$13,804	$1,514 to $25,119
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$12,882	$7,762 to $19,498

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $34,674Professionalmedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $724 to $41,687

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,888.44 Median $12,302.69 Typical High $30,199.52	Facility	Global	$5,888.44	$12,302.69	$30,199.52
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $11,481.54 Median $11,481.54 Typical High $15,488.17	Professional	Global	$11,481.54	$11,481.54	$15,488.17
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,174.90 Median $35,481.34 Typical High $112,201.85	Facility	Global	$1,174.90	$35,481.34	$112,201.85
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,584.89 Median $13,803.84 Typical High $43,651.58	Professional	Global	$1,584.89	$13,803.84	$43,651.58
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,818.38 Median $12,302.69 Typical High $28,840.32	Facility	Global	$2,818.38	$12,302.69	$28,840.32
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,202.26 Median $16,595.87 Typical High $30,199.52	Professional	Global	$1,202.26	$16,595.87	$30,199.52

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 1445.4 times more in Alaska than in Idaho. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

AK $46,774ID $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.