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Selective Vein Catheter Placement, First Branch

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36011

Guides a thin, flexible tube (catheter) through the venous blood vessel system from a larger vein into a specific first branch vein, such as one leading to a particular organ, so that vein can be sampled or treated directly. It's a foundational step for various diagnostic tests and treatments that require precise access to a particular vein rather than just the main venous pathway. Reaching an even more specific, deeper branch beyond this point is billed separately as a related service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Selective Vein Catheter Placement, First Branch cost?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $1,862.

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 $1,585 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,162Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $324

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
$389.05
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in New Hampshire. 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.

Washington, DC· 5th of 51

$1,096

CA $2,089NH $490

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.