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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 October 2026.

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

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$229 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$214 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,311Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,549
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $339professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Washington than in Nebraska. 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

$437

WA $1,549NE $380

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.