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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 October 2026.

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

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$525 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,202 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $794 to $18,197Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,072
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $708

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
$794.33
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
6 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
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$813

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.