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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

New Jersey 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?

$5,403

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,403 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$832$191 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,291 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,471Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $166 to $2,291
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$977.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,467.37
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,778.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where New Jersey 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 feeNew Jersey $5,403 · 3rd 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.