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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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$437$257 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$537 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,898Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,549
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $437

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
$363.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $550 · 49th 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.