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Lower Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Wisconsin 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?

$18,621

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,621 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22,909 from a physician practice, and about $18,197 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22,909$2,399 to $41,687
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18,197$15,136 to $21,878

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,197 · 10th to 90th $9,772 to $35,481Professionalmedian $22,909 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $60,256
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $18,197professional $22,909

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
$13,803.84
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$41,686.94
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,595.87
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$33,113.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$27,542.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$63,095.73
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$19,054.61
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$43,651.58
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$48,977.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$23,442.29
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$69,183.10
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$79,432.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$41,686.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $18,621 · 14th 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.