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Blocking An Abnormal Vein Using Image Guidance

North Carolina 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?

$14,616

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,616 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,120 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$5,495$832 to $7,586
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,120$4,677 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $676 to $23,442Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,471
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,120professional $5,495

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
$416.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$51,286.14
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
6 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
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$14,616

$5,495 physician + $9,120 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.