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Vein Ligation and Stripping

California rates for MS-DRG 263

Vein Ligation and Stripping

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Ligation and Stripping cost?

$74,131

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74,131 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43,652 to $104,713.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74,131 · 10th to 90th $10,715 to $128,825
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $74,131

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
$46,773.51
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$128,824.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$128,824.96
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$81,283.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37,153.52
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$107,151.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109,647.82
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$109,647.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$61,659.50
Typical High
$109,647.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$120,226.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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.

California· 3rd of 51

$74,131

NY $79,433MI $21,380

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.