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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

California 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?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 12 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$832$631 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$5,012 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $15,849Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,548
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,413professional $832

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
$2,884.03
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $6,026 · 1st of 51
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.