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Blocking Off An Artery Using An Embolization Procedure

Maine 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?

$39,167

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $38,019 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$603 to $9,550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$38,019$37,154 to $38,019

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38,019 · 10th to 90th $35,481 to $38,019Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $513 to $11,749
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $38,019professional $1,148

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$12,589.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37,153.52
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,182.57

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Maine than in Illinois. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMaine $39,167 · 1st of 50
ME $39,167IL $5,265

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.