go back

Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 $6,026 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$302 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,090 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,549
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $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
$295.12
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 49th 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.