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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Florida 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 7 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$646$550 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$2,630 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,303Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,230
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $646

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
$851.14
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96

Where Florida 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.

Florida $1,000 · 40th 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.