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Catheter Into A Deeper Vein Branch

West 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?

$1,022

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,022 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$178 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$178 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,230Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,122
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $813professional $209

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
$177.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$11,481.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.5 times more in Delaware 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

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$1,022

$209 physician + $813 facility

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.