Needle or Catheter Into a Neck Artery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 36100

A needle or fine tube is placed directly into one of the arteries in the neck that carry blood up to the brain, so that contrast dye can be injected or medication delivered straight into the vessel. It covers gaining access to the artery itself. Any pictures taken through it are reported separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle or Catheter Into a Neck Artery cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 49 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$575	$200 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1,820	$631 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,943Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,318

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $436.52 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $8,912.51	Facility	Global	$436.52	$2,630.27	$8,912.51
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$4,168.69	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $239.88 Median $1,479.11 Typical High $4,365.16	Facility	Global	$239.88	$1,479.11	$4,365.16
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $229.09 Median $1,122.02 Typical High $3,548.13	Facility	Global	$229.09	$1,122.02	$3,548.13

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

DE $7,244WY $302

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.