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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Ohio 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?

$2,090

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$209 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$347 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $129 to $9,333Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $741

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
$346.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 13th of 51

$2,090

$741 physician + $1,349 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.