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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

North Carolina 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$129$69.18 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$129 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $62 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $44 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $309professional $129

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
$91.20
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$138

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.