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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Massachusetts 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$813$646 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,138 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $724 to $6,457Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,311professional $813

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th of 51

$1,096

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.