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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Iowa 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?

$3,015

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,015 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$263 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$813 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,761Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,042
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $776

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
$331.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $3,015 · 13th 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.