Vein ablation cost in Michigan City, IN
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $4,224.74 to $4,224.74, with a median of $4,224.74. Across Indiana, the median is $4,359.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 36475, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City, IN · (219) 879-8511 Endovenous Rf 1st Vein | $4,224.74 | $20,311.25 | $3,121.64–$13,183.00 | 79% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,224.74, median $4,224.74, highest $4,224.74.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,110.32. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 it is
Radiofrequency ablation closes a leaking leg vein with heat, to treat varicose veins.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36475 ($4,224.74). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN36475 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $243.54 | file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, INENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN 36475 22 | $304.59 | file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN36475 22 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $365.31 | file |