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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Pennsylvania 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$617 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,288 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,623Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $692

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
$691.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,022.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
11 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
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$832

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.