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Balloon Widening Of An Artery, First Vessel Treated

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $2,692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $1,585

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
$3,715.35
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$1,585

CA $4,898HI $676

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.