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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

Washington, DC 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?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $2,754.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $48 to $5,888Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $48 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $145

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$338.84

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 3rd of 51

$234

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.