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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

North Carolina 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$741$575 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$933 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,710Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $741

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
$562.34
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$871

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.