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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Rhode Island 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 4 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$316$224 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,230 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,918Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,479
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,399professional $316

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $380 · 50th 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.