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Removal of Varicose Veins Through Multiple Small Cuts

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 37766

This procedure removes bulging varicose veins from one leg through a series of very small incisions, using a hook-like instrument to pull short segments of the vein out. It covers cases needing a larger number of these small incisions than the more limited version of this procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Varicose Veins Through Multiple Small Cuts cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$708$537 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$851 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,918Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $708

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
3 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
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$724

WI $1,862TX $437

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.