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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Colorado 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 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$832$251 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$447 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,166Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,738
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,514professional $832

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
$354.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,072 · 15th 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.