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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Oregon 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?

$2,063

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,063 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$275 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,000 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,995Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,188
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $550

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
$275.42
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
10 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
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$128.82

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 15th of 51

$2,063

$550 physician + $1,514 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.