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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$1,096$437 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,122 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,236
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $1,096

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
$223.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,096 · 8th 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.