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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$2,160

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,160 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$575$204 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$832 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $324 to $9,550Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,862
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,585professional $575

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
$323.59
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $2,160 · 30th 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.