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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Utah 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?

$2,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$871$263 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$380 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,571Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $871

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
$269.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
5 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
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82

Where Utah 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

Utah· 12th of 51

$2,159

$871 physician + $1,288 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.