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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Iowa 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$708$251 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,585 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,761Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,089
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $708

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
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,019.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $955 · 29th 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.