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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Iowa 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$955$776 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,467 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,913Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $955

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$1,549

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.