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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Rhode Island 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?

$2,172

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,172 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$191 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,230 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,457Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,122
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,660professional $513

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Rhode Island 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 feeRhode Island $2,172 · 29th 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.