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Atherectomy of the Abdominal Aorta

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0236T

A catheter is passed into the abdominal aorta — the main artery running down through the abdomen — and the hardened or fatty material narrowing it is cut or shaved away from inside the vessel. X-ray imaging guides the work, and the imaging supervision and interpretation are part of the service. Clearing the narrowing improves blood flow onward to the pelvis and legs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Atherectomy of the Abdominal Aorta cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,169$2,239 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,981 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $21,380Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $4,169

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
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Minnesota than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$5,248

MN $13,490ND $851

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.