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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Missouri 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?

$3,355

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,355 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$204 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,175 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,380
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $537

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
$213.80
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $3,355 · 12th 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.