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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Missouri 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$955$692 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,950 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,913Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 20th of 51

$1,122

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.