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Contrast Injection For A Limb Vein X-ray Study

Maine rates for HCPCS 36005

This service is the injection of contrast dye into a vein in an arm or leg so that an x-ray can trace the vein and check for blockages, clots, or other abnormalities. It covers placing the needle or small tube and administering the contrast, separate from the imaging and interpretation itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection For A Limb Vein X-ray Study cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $355.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $676Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $49 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $166

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Maine· 49th of 51

$170

CA $331MD $145

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.