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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 October 2026.

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

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,585 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,548 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $2,344

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 1st of 51

$3,236

AK $3,236TX $550

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.