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Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Iowa 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?

$15,849

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,849 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $26,303.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,909 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $44,668Professionalmedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $794 to $33,113
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22,909professional $12,303

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$33,113.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$44,668.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$42,657.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$37,153.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $15,849 · 20th 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.