Vein ablation cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $2,669.50 to $21,260.40, with a median of $17,545.20. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $14,875.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $9,449.19 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 36475, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $2,669.50 | $5,339.00 | $171.55–$7,130.76 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 RADIOFREQ ABLAT 1ST VEIN | $8,162.00 | $11,660.00 | $2,250.57–$8,395.20 | 30% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC ENDOVENOUS ABLT RF 1ST VEIN | $8,851.14 | $11,961.00 | $308.41–$10,059.97 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC ENDOVENOUS ABLT RF 1ST VEIN | $9,688.41 | $11,961.00 | $219.43–$9,918.77 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $15,871.80 | $26,453.00 | $2,274.00–$23,807.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $17,545.20 | $29,242.00 | $2,590.86–$24,855.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $17,545.20 | $29,242.00 | $2,590.86–$24,855.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $18,056.40 | $30,094.00 | $2,788.61–$25,579.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $18,056.40 | $30,094.00 | $2,788.61–$25,579.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $18,493.20 | $30,822.00 | $2,781.40–$26,198.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $20,209.20 | $33,682.00 | $931.20–$28,629.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $20,209.20 | $33,682.00 | $931.20–$28,629.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $20,744.40 | $34,574.00 | $2,808.41–$31,808.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $20,744.40 | $34,574.00 | $2,808.41–$31,808.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ABLAT EXTR RADIOFREQ 1ST VEIN | $21,260.40 | $35,434.00 | $3,008.86–$28,347.20 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,669.50, median $17,545.20, highest $21,260.40 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $17,800.80. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36475 ($4,458.68). 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $145.35 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $168.30 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $168.30 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $175.95 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $183.60 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $198.90 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $206.55 | file |