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Blocking Off An Artery Using An Embolization Procedure

Delaware 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 October 2026.

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

$11,661

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,661 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,166 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,166$562 to $9,333
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,467 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $741 to $18,621Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $513 to $10,233
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $6,166

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Mississippi. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 37th of 51

$11,661

$6,166 physician + $5,495 facility

WI $23,367MS $5,576

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.