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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Delaware 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$617 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,288 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,388Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $692

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
$691.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 28th of 51

$1,000

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.