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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

Rhode Island 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?

$105

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $166.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,981Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $58 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $105

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$105

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.