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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Rhode Island 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?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $977.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $9,550Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $759

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 45th of 51

$813

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.