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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

North Dakota 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?

$1,163

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,163 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$324 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$174 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,148Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $912

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
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 36th of 51

$1,163

$912 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.