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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Maryland 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$708$257 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$209 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,230Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,698
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $1,230professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $708 · 43rd 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.