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Contrast Injection For A Limb Vein X-ray Study

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $48 to $513Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $59 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$645.65
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$446.68

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Iowa than in Nebraska. 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 Dakota· 11th of 51

$302

IA $417NE $85.11

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.