Price Checker / CPT 37237
How much does Open/perq Place Stent Ea Add cost?
CPT 37237 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
The average hospital charge is around 17x the fair price — among the most extreme markups. Dispute this.
Fair price
$1,800–$3,650
What this should cost
With insurance
~$147,300
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$4,550
Push back above this
The average hospital charge of $45,923 is $43,173 over the fair price (about 17x the fair rate).
What hospitals charge for Open/perq Place Stent Ea Add
From hospital-published transparency (MRF) files. These are the hospitals in our database that list this procedure.
| Hospital | Gross Charge | Cash Rate | vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllianceHealth Durant Durant, OK | $253,478 | — | 18659% |
| Clark Regional Medical Center WINCHESTER, KY | $55,000 | — | 4423% |
| Guthrie Lourdes Hospital Binghamton, NY | $36,857 | — | 2931% |
| Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA | $36,857 | — | 2931% |
| ST JOSEPH WARREN HOSPITAL Warren, OH | $34,952 | — | 2774% |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX | — | — | 2240% |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville, SC | $27,026 | — | 2122% |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 2114% |
| Studer Family Children's Hospital Ascension Sacred Heart (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 2114% |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY | $27,776 | — | 1956% |
| Western Regional Medical Center Goodyear, AZ | $23,459 | — | 1829% |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR | $11,877 | — | 877% |
| King's Daughters Medical Center ASHLAND, MS | $7,399 | — | 760% |
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About Open/perq Place Stent Ea Add
CPT code 37237 refers to open/perq place stent ea add (billing description: "Open/perq place stent ea add"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $188 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $1,216 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.