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Sclerotherapy Injection of One Faulty Vein

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $204 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$70.79 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$97.72 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $51 to $4,365Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $39 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $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
$37.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$251.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 47th 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.