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Laser Vein Ablation of an Additional Vein

West Virginia 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$209 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$132 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,413Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $141 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$347

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.