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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Kentucky 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 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$525$229 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$537 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $282 to $10,715Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $525

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
$281.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$550

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.