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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Alaska rates for HCPCS 37735

Surgery for severe varicose vein disease of the leg in which the main surface vein is tied off and pulled out, a long-standing skin ulcer is cut away, and the connecting veins under the skin of the lower leg are interrupted. A skin graft may be used to cover the area where the ulcer was removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,023 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$794 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $676 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,890
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $2,042

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
$1,905.46
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$2,042

CA $6,026WV $646

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.