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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

New Hampshire 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?

$1,126

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,126 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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$589$275 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$501 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,388Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,995
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $589

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 39th of 51

$1,126

$589 physician + $537 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.