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Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Virginia 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?

$23,988

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23,988 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13,490 to $38,019.

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 $25,119 · 10th to 90th $12,882 to $60,256Professionalmedian $20,893 · 10th to 90th $11,482 to $32,359
$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $25,119professional $20,893

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$38,018.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$32,359.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$61,659.50

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $23,988 · 7th 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.