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Removal of the Short Saphenous Vein

Vermont rates for HCPCS 37718

This surgery ties off and removes the short (lesser) saphenous vein, a vein that runs up the back of the calf, when it has become varicose and is causing pain, swelling, or skin changes. The surgeon makes small incisions to tie off the vein at its connection point and pull it out along its length. It is an older, more invasive alternative to the minimally invasive vein treatments used today.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Short Saphenous Vein cost?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $537.

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

Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Vermont· 48th of 51

$537

CA $6,026DE $468

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.