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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

South Dakota 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 7 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$1,023$631 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$912 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $1,023

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
$562.34
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 31st of 51

$1,047

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.