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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Iowa 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?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $2,138.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,266
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,122

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
$181.97
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,388.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,981.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 35th of 51

$1,122

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.