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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$1,723

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,723 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$832$302 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$178 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,884Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,820
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $891professional $832

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
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where North Dakota 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 feeNorth Dakota $1,723 · 42nd 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.