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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Kansas 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?

$2,757

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,757 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$214 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$813 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $407 to $6,457Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,413
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,905professional $851

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
$676.08
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $2,757 · 18th 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.