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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Utah 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$955$813 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,388 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,913Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $955

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
$954.99
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 13th of 51

$1,698

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.