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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Illinois 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?

$1,259

Typical physician fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $1,862.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,259

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
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 18th of 51

$1,259

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.