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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$1,661

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,661 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$661$209 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$794 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,248Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $661

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
$275.42
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$5,623.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,445.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.5 times more in Delaware 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· 45th of 51

$1,661

$661 physician + $1,000 facility

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.