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Blocking Off An Artery Using An Embolization Procedure

West Virginia 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?

$12,263

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,677 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,677$661 to $9,333
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$537 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $537 to $19,055Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $490 to $17,378
$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $4,677

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
$537.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,054.61
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$33,884.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$51,286.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$12,263

$4,677 physician + $7,586 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.