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Catheter Placement In A Major Chest Or Neck Artery Branch

West 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 5 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$282$229 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$339 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,000Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,380
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $955professional $282

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
$218.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,128.61
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where West 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.

West Virginia $355 · 51st 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.