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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

North Dakota 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$933 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$562 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 25th of 51

$1,096

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.