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Catheter Closure of a Faulty Leg Vein

Washington 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, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,162
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $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
$194.98
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Washington 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· 29th 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.