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Vein Closure Using Medical Adhesive, First Vein

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36482

This procedure closes off a diseased, malfunctioning vein in an arm or leg, often a varicose vein, by injecting a medical adhesive (a type of glue) into the vein through a catheter, causing it to seal shut and be reabsorbed by the body over time. It treats the first vein addressed in that limb during the session; additional veins are billed separately. It's done using imaging guidance and doesn't require heat or a separate anesthetic injection along the entire vein.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Closure Using Medical Adhesive, First Vein cost?

$2,291

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $2,291

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
$218.78
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Maine. 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.

Washington, DC· 8th of 51

$2,291

CA $3,981ME $447

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.