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Balloon Widening Of An Artery, First Vessel Treated

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 37246

A narrowed or blocked artery is widened by passing a small balloon to the narrowing and inflating it to restore blood flow. It applies to arteries other than those of the heart, brain, and lungs, other than dialysis access, and other than leg arteries treated for poor circulation. The service covers the first artery treated and includes the imaging used to guide the balloon and check the result.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening Of An Artery, First Vessel Treated cost?

$8,364

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,364 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$1,445$513 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$3,631 to $24,547

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $708 to $32,359Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,311
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$39,810.72
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

New Mexico· 8th of 51

$8,364

$1,445 physician + $6,918 facility

OK $13,669MT $3,464

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.