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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36012

Threads a thin tube through a vein and steers it out along the branching vessels to a chosen branch, whether that is the second branch off the main vessel or one deeper still, such as a vein draining an adrenal gland. It is done to inject dye for imaging or to collect blood samples from one specific vein. Only the catheter work is covered; imaging or treatment delivered through the catheter is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$2,180

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,180 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$692 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$955 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $479 to $12,023Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $224 to $3,802
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$20,892.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Vermont 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 11th of 51

$2,180

$977 physician + $1,202 facility

VT $7,161MD $610

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.