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Temporal Artery Ligation or Biopsy

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 37609

This procedure involves tying off or removing a small piece of the temporal artery, a blood vessel that runs along the side of the head near the temple. It is most often performed to obtain a tissue sample when a condition called giant cell (temporal) arteritis is suspected, an inflammatory condition affecting arteries that can threaten vision if untreated. It can also be done to control bleeding from this vessel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporal Artery Ligation or Biopsy cost?

$746

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $746 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $309 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$437$309 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$309$204 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,020Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $204 to $708
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $309professional $437

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
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 14.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Dakota $746 · 48th of 50
ME $8,850MD $596

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.