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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 October 2026.

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

$2,291

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,692.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,692
$1K$2Kprofessional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Massachusetts than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 13th of 42

$2,291

MA $7,413WV $372

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.