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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Mississippi 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$661 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,175 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,692
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $1,072

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
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$288.40
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$1,288

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.