Vein ablation cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 31 hospitals list a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $2,168.23 to $11,416.16, with a median of $4,160.56. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $1,992.33 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $4,160.56 at 91 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,160.56, is 15% below the US median of $4,866.50.
- Houston, TX has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 31 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 13 cities for code 36475, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$2,168.23Harris Health + 1 more
Median$4,160.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,416.16in this market
Difference5.3×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
median
Lowest $2,168.23Highest $11,416.16
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ENDOVENOUS ABLATION THRPY RF 1ST VEIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,168.23 | $4,584.00 | $2,292.00–$3,667.20 | 53% |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ENDOVENOUS ABLATION THRPY RF 1ST VEIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,168.23 | $4,584.00 | $2,292.00–$3,667.20 | 53% |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,121.12 | — | $3,011.88–$4,440.62 | — |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,118.22–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,176.37–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,118.22–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,176.37–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,176.37–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3,310.30 | $9,458.00 | $1,118.22–$20,636.00 | 65% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,160.56 | $13,001.75 | — | 68% |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ENDOVEN ABLAT,PERC RADIOFREQ, 1ST VEIN+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $7,856.42 | $11,726.00 | $1,118.22–$11,139.70 | 33% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Alvin, TX · (281) 332-2511 Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,022.13 | $10,022.13 | $300.00–$11,729.00 | — |
| HCA Houston Mainland Texas City, TX · (281) 332-2511 VEIN ABLATION FIRST VSSL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,022.13 | $10,022.13 | $300.00–$9,019.92 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,416.16 | $11,416.16 | $300.00–$10,274.54 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $2,168.23, median $4,160.56, highest $11,416.16 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $4,160.56. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What vein ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vein ablation explained.