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Vein Closure Treatment For Varicose Veins, First Vein

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36475

This is a minimally invasive procedure that uses heat energy delivered through a thin catheter inside a diseased vein to close it off, redirecting blood flow to healthier veins nearby. It treats the first vein addressed in the procedure and is commonly used for varicose veins in the leg.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Closure Treatment For Varicose Veins, First Vein cost?

$2,630

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $4,786.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,786
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $1,445

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,786.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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, DC· 2nd of 51

$2,630

HI $3,020RI $832

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.