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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Massachusetts 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 9 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$759$263 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$295 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,715Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,399
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,549professional $759

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
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$8,709.64
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,904.51
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$38,904.51
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$8,709.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $813 · 39th 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.