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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 July 2026.

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

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 8 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$724$646 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,096 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $676 to $10,000Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,365
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $724

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
$724.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $891 · 42nd of 51
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.