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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Connecticut 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. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $2,455.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,548
$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
$186.21
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Connecticut sits

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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$1,230

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.