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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

California 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 12 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$692$240 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$4,266 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $15,136Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,089
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,607professional $692

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,630.27
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,089.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where California 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.

California $1,202 · 4th 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.