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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 October 2026.

How much does Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$759 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,413 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $813 to $6,918Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $813

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$933

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.