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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36470

A medicine is injected into a faulty vein to irritate its lining so the vein seals shut and is gradually absorbed by the body. Blood then reroutes through healthier veins nearby. This covers treatment of a single problem vein rather than fine surface spider veins.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 6 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$209$110 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$115 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $45 to $5,888Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $48 to $589
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $155professional $209

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$724.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$209

OK $813RI $105

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.