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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Virginia 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?

$1,988

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,988 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$214 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$331 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,079Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,622
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,175professional $813

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
$245.47
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,988 · 34th 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.