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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

New Mexico 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?

$1,855

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,855 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$759$251 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$661 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $245 to $7,762Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,445
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,096professional $759

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
$245.47
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $1,855 · 37th 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.