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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

South 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 7 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$589$251 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$398 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $282 to $9,120Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,585
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,445professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where South 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.

South Carolina $708 · 42nd 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.