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Blocking Off An Artery Using An Embolization Procedure

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37242

A minimally invasive procedure in which small particles, coils, or other material are delivered through a catheter to intentionally block blood flow through a specific artery outside the brain, spine, head, or neck. It is used to treat conditions such as abnormal blood vessel connections or to reduce blood flow to an area for reasons other than active bleeding or a tumor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blocking Off An Artery Using An Embolization Procedure cost?

$4,786

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $9,772.

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 $1,175 to $19,953Professionalmedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $575 to $15,849
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,467professional $8,128

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$9,772.37
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$95,499.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Hawaii than in South 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· 31st of 51

$4,786

HI $10,715SD $1,230

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.