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Vein Stripping With Removal Of A Leg Ulcer

Virginia 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$603 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,514 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $676 to $10,965Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $676

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
$724.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$741

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.