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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Maryland 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $1,047.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $7,586Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,622
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $1professional $575

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
$0.98
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $575 · 47th of 51
CA $1,514WV $209

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.