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Blocking An Abnormal Vein Using Image Guidance

Alabama rates for HCPCS 37241

This procedure uses a catheter, guided by imaging, to intentionally block off an abnormal or unwanted vein, such as one causing a venous malformation or varicocele, for a reason other than stopping active bleeding. Small particles, coils, or another blocking agent are delivered directly into the vein through the catheter. It's a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blocking An Abnormal Vein Using Image Guidance cost?

$20,420

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,420 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,849 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$759 to $5,888
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,849$5,012 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $16,218Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $15,849professional $4,571

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
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,413.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
5 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alabama 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 1st of 51

$20,420

$4,571 physician + $15,849 facility

AL $20,420ME $4,758

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.