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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

Kentucky 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 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$117$69.18 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $148 to $3,020Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $42 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $117

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
$51.29
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 23rd of 51

$148

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.