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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

North Carolina 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 8 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$794$372 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,761Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,259professional $794

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
$316.23
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $794 · 40th 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.