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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Massachusetts 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?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $2,042.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,162
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,096

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
$117.49
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 37th of 51

$1,096

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.