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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 October 2026.

How much does Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$724 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$724 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,495Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,761
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 26th of 51

$1,072

AK $3,236TX $550

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.