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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Georgia 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$832$646 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,995 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,586Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$1,071.52
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$1,349

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.