A device passed through a catheter breaks up and draws out a blood clot blocking a heart artery, restoring flow through the vessel. It is done during a catheter procedure on the heart arteries, usually alongside opening the vessel with a balloon or a stent, and is billed in addition to that work. Nothing is cut open in the chest.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Catheter Clot Removal From a Heart Artery cost?
$407
Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $661.
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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,630Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $166 to $631
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Facility
Global
$229.09
$229.09
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Professional
Global
$158.49
$251.19
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,630.27
Facility
Global
$309.03
$446.68
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Professional
Global
$398.11
$416.87
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Facility
Global
$1,096.48
$1,584.89
$3,630.78
Where Iowa sits
The same service costs 195.0 times more in Utah than in Hawaii. 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.