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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Massachusetts 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?

$1,572

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,572 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$204 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$251 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,715Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,950
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,047professional $525

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
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $1,572 · 46th 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.