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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 36473

Seals off a leg vein whose valves have failed and which is feeding varicose veins and swelling. Through a needle puncture, a thin catheter is threaded inside the vein under ultrasound guidance and the vein wall is treated so the vein closes permanently; blood then returns through healthier veins. This covers the first vein treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein cost?

$1,230

Typical physician fee. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $1,738.

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 62 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,230 ยท 10th to 90th $182 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,230

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Vermont than in Michigan. 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.

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VT $1,549MI $257

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.