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Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

California 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?

$11,482

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,482 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,586 to $14,125.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $19,953Professionalmedian $79,433 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $93,325
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $11,220professional $79,433

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
$6,456.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$27,542.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$53,703.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69,183.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79,432.82
Median
$93,325.43
Typical High
$93,325.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$33,113.11
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$47,863.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where California sits

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.

California $11,482 · 34th of 50
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.