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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Minnesota 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?

$3,445

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,445 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$933$380 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,318 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $282 to $6,761Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,754
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $933

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
$177.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,467.37
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $3,445 · 11th 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.