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Blocking Blood Flow To A Tumor Or Organ

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37243

A thin catheter is threaded through the blood vessels to the artery feeding a tumor or a targeted part of an organ, and material is injected to shut that flow off on purpose. Starved of its blood supply, a tumor shrinks, or the treated part of the organ is deliberately put out of action. The imaging used to map the vessels and guide the catheter is part of the service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blocking Blood Flow To A Tumor Or Organ cost?

$5,012

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $11,749.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $24,547Professionalmedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $676 to $18,197
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,786professional $10,000

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$24,547.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$11,748.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$20,417.38
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
$575.44
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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· 33rd of 51

$5,012

WI $12,303WV $1,122

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.