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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

South Dakota 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$479 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$347 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,691.53
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$109.65

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$1,230

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.