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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

South Carolina 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$562 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,715$4,467 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $794 to $21,878Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,413
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $10,715professional $794

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$794

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.