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Plaque Removal, Extra Lower Leg Artery

Virginia 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?

$12,882

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,918 to $24,547.

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 $17,783 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $31,623Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,818
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $17,783professional $2,291

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 501.2 times more in Colorado than in Idaho. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $12,882 · 3rd of 50
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.