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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Tennessee 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?

$1,353

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,353 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$209 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$468 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,981Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,698
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $955professional $398

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
$371.54
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $1,353 · 49th 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.