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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$814

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $814 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $251 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$562$295 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$126 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,380Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,188
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $251professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,905.46
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$814

$562 physician + $251 facility

VT $7,161MD $610

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.