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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

Maryland 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$117$47.86 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$513 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,344Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $44 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $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. 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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$117

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.