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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Colorado 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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$2,835

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,835 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$195 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$933 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,026Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,318
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$288.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 12.5 times more in Delaware than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $2,835 · 17th of 51
DE $7,182MD $576

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.