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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Nevada 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?

$1,278

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,278 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$537$200 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$191 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,570Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $537

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
$190.55
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$95.50

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 32nd of 51

$1,278

$537 physician + $741 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.