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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Illinois 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$851$661 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,230 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $851

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
$724.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$1,202

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.