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Laser Vein Closure, First Vein

Texas 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 October 2026.

How much does Laser Vein Closure, First Vein cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility.

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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$933$324 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,698 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $7,762Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $245 to $11,482
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Smart
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$11,481.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Texas· 20th of 51

$1,380

AK $2,512NE $525

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.