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Plaque removal in a thigh or knee artery

CPT 37225the billing code this page is about

Catheter-based removal of plaque (atherectomy), with or without balloon widening, in a femoral or popliteal artery in one leg, including guiding imaging.

Hospitals typically charge $16,042 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,381 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $16,543. Most fall between $7,514 and $27,746 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,381
States
49
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,381 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$5,110$9,100$16,042$25,136$37,493

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($5,110 vs $37,493).

How the prices are spread

$2,526 – $3,368: 16 hospitals$2,526$3,368 – $4,490: 35 hospitals$4,490 – $5,986: 47 hospitals$4,490$5,986 – $7,979: 130 hospitals$7,979 – $10,638: 129 hospitals$7,979$10,638 – $14,181: 174 hospitals$14,181 – $18,905: 225 hospitals$14,181$18,905 – $25,203: 212 hospitals$25,203 – $33,598: 159 hospitals$25,203$33,598 – $44,790: 116 hospitals$33,598median $16,042price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,243 of 1,381 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$2,526$3,36816
$3,368$4,49035
$4,490$5,98647
$5,986$7,979130
$7,979$10,638129
$10,638$14,181174
$14,181$18,905225
$18,905$25,203212
$25,203$33,598159
$33,598$44,790116

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $16,042.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $16,034 across 18 hospitalsWA$16,034Idaho: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $16,726 across 29 hospitalsMN$16,726Illinois: median $14,586 across 66 hospitalsIL$14,586Wisconsin: median $9,422 across 50 hospitalsWI$9,422Michigan: median $14,147 across 51 hospitalsMI$14,147New York: median $15,966 across 54 hospitalsNY$15,966Massachusetts: median $18,603 across 23 hospitalsMA$18,603Oregon: median $21,562 across 25 hospitalsOR$21,562Nevada: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $25,136 across 22 hospitalsIA$25,136Indiana: median $14,219 across 17 hospitalsIN$14,219Ohio: median $15,539 across 52 hospitalsOH$15,539Pennsylvania: median $20,588 across 73 hospitalsPA$20,588New Jersey: median $19,250 across 52 hospitalsNJ$19,250Connecticut: median $15,869 across 13 hospitalsCT$15,869Rhode Island: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $22,038 across 96 hospitalsCA$22,038Utah: median $28,233 across 26 hospitalsUT$28,233Colorado: median $13,580 across 34 hospitalsCO$13,580Nebraska: median $6,931 across 17 hospitalsNE$6,931Missouri: median $16,220 across 39 hospitalsMO$16,220Kentucky: median $14,323 across 12 hospitalsKY$14,323West Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $16,500 across 27 hospitalsVA$16,500Maryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $8,482 across 28 hospitalsAZ$8,482New Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $16,558 across 10 hospitalsKS$16,558Arkansas: median $7,136 across 15 hospitalsAR$7,136Tennessee: median $9,541 across 38 hospitalsTN$9,541North Carolina: median $14,625 across 41 hospitalsNC$14,625South Carolina: median $24,333 across 23 hospitalsSC$24,333Oklahoma: median $8,297 across 28 hospitalsOK$8,297Louisiana: median $12,265 across 34 hospitalsLA$12,265Mississippi: median $9,742 across 28 hospitalsMS$9,742Alabama: median $17,595 across 20 hospitalsAL$17,595Georgia: median $8,687 across 56 hospitalsGA$8,687Hawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $17,286 across 111 hospitalsTX$17,286Florida: median $22,314 across 87 hospitalsFL$22,314
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $16,042. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Utah UT26$28,233+76%$28,233 – $33,215
Iowa IA22$25,136+57%$13,636 – $27,218
South Carolina SC23$24,333+52%$19,635 – $24,333
Florida FL87$22,314+39%$13,066 – $27,689
California CA96$22,038+37%$12,275 – $37,173
Oregon OR25$21,562+34%$1,057 – $28,840
Pennsylvania PA73$20,588+28%$11,536 – $46,783
New Jersey NJ52$19,250+20%$4,959 – $23,556
Massachusetts MA23$18,603+16%$12,512 – $25,591
Alabama AL20$17,595+10%$11,485 – $47,174
Texas TX111$17,286+8%$9,754 – $27,746
Minnesota MN29$16,726+4%$12,180 – $18,497
Kansas KS10$16,558+3%$9,566 – $23,058
Virginia VA27$16,500+3%$11,997 – $26,879
Missouri MO39$16,220+1%$10,266 – $32,077
Washington WA18$16,0340%$6,240 – $21,325
New York NY54$15,9660%$5,793 – $21,249
Connecticut CT13$15,869−1%$10,549 – $25,062
Ohio OH52$15,539−3%$8,160 – $19,921
North Carolina NC41$14,625−9%$10,592 – $16,426
Illinois IL66$14,586−9%$9,139 – $29,815
Kentucky KY12$14,323−11%$9,464 – $28,530
Indiana IN17$14,219−11%$10,410 – $22,794
Michigan MI51$14,147−12%$1,345 – $29,287
Colorado CO34$13,580−15%$9,031 – $20,189
Louisiana LA34$12,265−24%$7,434 – $20,546
Mississippi MS28$9,742−39%$6,042 – $12,950
Tennessee TN38$9,541−41%$4,121 – $14,706
Wisconsin WI50$9,422−41%$6,625 – $20,403
Georgia GA56$8,687−46%$6,647 – $16,670
Arizona AZ28$8,482−47%$6,349 – $18,087
Oklahoma OK28$8,297−48%$967 – $17,571
Arkansas AR15$7,136−56%$2,455 – $15,200
Nebraska NE17$6,931−57%$3,658 – $16,079
West Virginia WV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $16,042.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,274$16,220$7,549 – $27,746
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access90$14,219$6,625 – $24,959
Ownership
For-profit182$20,382$11,485 – $37,173
Government173$14,087$6,974 – $21,249
Non-profit1,019$16,012$7,136 – $27,537
System affiliation
Part of a system1,200$16,141$7,514 – $27,746
Independent181$15,539$7,359 – $26,950

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$28,965
Median cash price$16,042
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,027 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $15,947 and the average of the middle 60% is $16,547; most fall between $7,548 and $27,427.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,027 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$5,125$9,203$15,947$25,587$36,731

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($5,125 vs $36,731).

Of the 1,121 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,027 gave a usable cash price; 42 carried a plausibility flag, 3 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 49 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,381 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (35%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,500 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,381
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here58
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded3
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded55
Hospitals that filed this code1,500

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Revsc Opn/Prq Fem/Pop W/Athrc/Angiop Sm Vsl.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Plaque removal in a thigh or knee artery (CPT 37225) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-37225-plaque-removal-in-a-thigh-or-knee-artery