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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Louisiana 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 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 5 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$851$282 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$933 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,365Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,738
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $851

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
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,737.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $1,096 · 10th 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.