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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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch cost?

$3,911

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,911 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$891$309 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,288 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $794 to $6,026Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,862
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,020professional $891

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
$794.33
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $3,911 · 8th 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.