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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$7,182

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,182 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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$575$204 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$6,166 to $69,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $75,858Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $182 to $2,344
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,607professional $575

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
$6,165.95
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$75,857.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Delaware 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 feeDelaware $7,182 · 1st 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.