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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

New Mexico 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$1,000$257 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$309 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,820
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,047professional $1,000

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
$302.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $1,000 · 22nd 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.