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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Connecticut 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?

$3,337

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,337 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$646$282 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$912 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,586Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,905
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $646

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$37,153.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,511.89
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$141.25

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$3,337

$646 physician + $2,692 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.