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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Minnesota 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$933 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$977 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,230

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$20,892.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 51

$1,349

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.