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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$5,323

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,323 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,388 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,511Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,042
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $646

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
$2,290.87
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,905.46
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $5,323 · 4th 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.