Price Checker / CPT 37218
How much does Stent Placemt Ante Carotid cost?
CPT 37218 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
The average hospital charge is around 16x the fair price — among the most extreme markups. Dispute this.
Fair price
$1,100–$2,250
What this should cost
With insurance
~$179,100
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$2,800
Push back above this
The average hospital charge of $27,536 is $25,836 over the fair price (about 16x the fair rate).
What hospitals charge for Stent Placemt Ante Carotid
From hospital-published transparency (MRF) files. These are the hospitals in our database that list this procedure.
| Hospital | Gross Charge | Cash Rate | vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Rockville Centre, NY | $18,337 | — | 18546% |
| St. Charles Hospital Port Jefferson, NY | $18,337 | — | 18546% |
| St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® Roslyn, NY | $18,337 | — | 18546% |
| St. Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY | $18,337 | — | 18546% |
| SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Springfield, OH | $42,779 | — | 5667% |
| KINGS MILLS HOSPITAL Mason, OH | $36,071 | — | 4762% |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV | $37,480 | — | 4700% |
| Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV | $36,297 | — | 4646% |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV | $34,797 | — | 4356% |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV | $31,020 | — | 3956% |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX | — | — | 3736% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA | $29,373 | — | 3662% |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 3530% |
| Studer Family Children's Hospital Ascension Sacred Heart (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 3530% |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center DANVILLE, KY | $9,556 | $9,556 | 1188% |
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About Stent Placemt Ante Carotid
CPT code 37218 refers to stent placemt ante carotid (billing description: "Stent placemt ante carotid"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $742 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $742 in a doctor's office.
The Medicare rate is the closest thing to an objective "what this work is actually worth." A fair cash price for the uninsured is generally 1.5–3x that rate. Hospital sticker (gross) charges are often far higher — but almost nobody actually pays them.
What to do if you were overcharged
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- 2Get a dispute letter — citing the Medicare rate and your hospital's own published pricing data.
- 3We negotiate for you — 25% of savings, no savings = no fee.