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Catheter Placed in a Lung Artery

Colorado rates for HCPCS 36014

Threads a catheter through a vein and the right side of the heart into the artery supplying one lung, so pressures can be measured, dye injected, or treatment delivered at that site. X-ray guidance is used to steer it into position. Placing the catheter is the service; any imaging or treatment given through it is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Catheter Placed in a Lung Artery cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $5,495.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,318
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $1,122

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in New Jersey than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,236 · 10th of 49
NJ $4,898WY $295

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.