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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

Virginia 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$933$257 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$309 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,761Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,862
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,148professional $933

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
$257.04
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $955 · 26th 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.