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Laser Vein Ablation of an Additional Vein

California 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 October 2026.

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

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$204 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$676 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $145 to $9,550Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $372

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
$478.63
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,471.29
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$724.44
7 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
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

California· 13th of 51

$427

AK $759NE $224

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.