Vein ablation cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $2,454.30 to $4,866.50, with a median of $3,487.75. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $1,033.45 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,487.75 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 36475, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation 1st Vein+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $2,454.30 | $9,090.00 | $2,082.52–$18,180.00 | 73% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $1,043.53–$6,626.73 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $697.55–$6,766.24 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $697.55–$6,417.46 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $1,253.50–$6,417.46 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $855.89–$6,626.73 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $1,335.81–$6,277.95 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $906.82–$6,626.73 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,487.75 | $6,975.50 | $786.84–$6,626.73 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB ENDOVENOUS RADIOFREQUENCY, 1ST VEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,866.50 | $9,733.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,454.30, median $3,487.75, highest $4,866.50 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,487.75. 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 9 of 9 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.