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Tying Off and Removing Varicose Vein Clusters

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37785

Surgery on one leg to tie off, divide, or remove clusters of bulging surface veins. The veins are reached through several very small incisions and sealed or pulled out, so blood reroutes through healthy deeper veins. It treats visible, ropey varicose veins that cause aching, swelling, or skin changes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tying Off and Removing Varicose Vein Clusters cost?

$525

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $4,074.

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 $324 to $7,762Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $324 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $457

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
$323.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in California than in Vermont. 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· 18th of 51

$525

CA $4,571VT $324

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.