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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Alabama rates for HCPCS 36215

A thin catheter is guided through the blood vessels, typically starting from an artery in the groin or arm, into a major first branch off the main chest artery, such as a vessel supplying the neck, arm, or head, to allow imaging or treatment of that vessel. Live x-ray imaging is used to confirm correct placement. It is a foundational step for a broader angiogram or catheter-based treatment in that region.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$251 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$794 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,660Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,738
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,023professional $851

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $933 · 32nd of 51
KS $1,230WV $355

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.