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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Montana 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$324 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$324 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,995Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $525

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 46th of 51

$525

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.