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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 July 2026.

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

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$1,288$1,047 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,622 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $1,288

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$1,380

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.