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Stent Placement In A Vein, First Vein Treated

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37238

A small mesh tube called a stent is placed inside a vein to hold it open where it has narrowed or collapsed, restoring flow. It can be done through a puncture in a blood vessel or through a surgical opening made to reach the vein directly, with live imaging used throughout. Any balloon widening done in the same vein at that time is part of the service, which covers the first vein treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stent Placement In A Vein, First Vein Treated cost?

$4,169

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $5,012.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $759 to $10,000Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,586
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,467professional $4,169

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$60,255.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

Washington, DC· 10th of 51

$4,169

CA $6,026ND $813

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.