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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Kentucky 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?

$1,785

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,785 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$437$191 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$363 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $269 to $8,511Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,349professional $437

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
$269.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $1,785 · 40th 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.