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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

New York 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$457 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,995 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,772Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $537

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
14 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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83

Where New York 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.

New York· 50th of 51

$562

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.