go back

Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Indiana 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?

$1,319

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$407$229 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$269 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,802Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,290.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 29th of 51

$1,319

$407 physician + $912 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.