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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

New York 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?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $1,820.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,311
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $1,318

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
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,466.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 51

$1,318

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.