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Laser Vein Closure, First Vein

Alabama rates for HCPCS 36478

A thin fiber is threaded inside a diseased, enlarged vein, usually in the leg, and laser energy is delivered along its length to seal the vein shut from the inside. This closes off blood flow through the faulty vein, which is then naturally reabsorbed by the body, relieving symptoms of varicose veins such as aching, swelling, or visible bulging.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Vein Closure, First Vein cost?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$457 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,248Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $977

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
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Hawaii than in South Dakota. 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.

Alabama· 32nd of 51

$1,230

HI $7,943SD $603

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.