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Laser Vein Ablation of an Additional Vein

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36479

Closure of an additional incompetent (malfunctioning) vein in the same leg using laser energy delivered through a thin catheter, performed during the same session as treatment of the first vein. It is used for varicose veins, where the vein's valves no longer work properly and blood pools instead of flowing normally. Heat from the laser seals the vein shut, and blood flow reroutes through healthier nearby veins.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Vein Ablation of an Additional Vein cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 6 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$631$355 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$316 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,888Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $631

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 36.3 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$575

HI $7,943RI $219

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.