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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $1,660.

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 $219 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $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
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 31st 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.