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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

Vermont 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?

$7,161

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,161 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$269 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,455 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,310Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,310professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 1st of 51

$7,161

$851 physician + $6,310 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.