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Plaque Removal, Extra Lower Leg Artery

Ohio rates for HCPCS 37233

Clearing plaque from an additional narrowed artery below the knee during the same session in which another artery in that region has already been treated. A device passed inside the vessel shaves or removes the fatty buildup, and balloon widening of the same vessel is included. Each further vessel treated is charged in addition to the first one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Plaque Removal, Extra Lower Leg Artery cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 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$33.11$32.36 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$2,138 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,943Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $32 to $33
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $33

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 501.2 times more in Colorado than in Idaho. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 43rd of 50

$537

CO $16,218ID $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.