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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

South Carolina 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?

$1,926

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$191 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$955 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $257 to $9,772Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,622
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,479professional $447

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
$446.68
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,926 · 36th 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.