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Blocking An Abnormal Vein Using Image Guidance

Minnesota 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?

$14,679

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,679 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,129 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,129$891 to $10,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,550$5,129 to $25,119

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $457 to $28,840Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $676 to $14,791
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,550professional $5,129

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
$457.09
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$28,840.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$54,954.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$17,378.01
10 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 10th of 51

$14,679

$5,129 physician + $9,550 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.