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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Illinois 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?

$1,681

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,681 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$200 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$871 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,623Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,413
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,318professional $363

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
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,454.71
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,681 · 44th 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.