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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Delaware 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?

$695

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $695 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $170 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$204 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$170$97.72 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,630Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $525

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
$204.17
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 48th of 51

$695

$525 physician + $170 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.