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Catheter Into An Artery Branch, Chest Or Neck

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 36216

Threads a thin tube from a puncture in a large artery up into a branch artery supplying the chest, neck or arm, reaching one branch beyond the first main division. It is done to inject contrast for detailed pictures or to deliver treatment right at the target. Only the catheter placement is covered; imaging and any treatment are charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Catheter Into An Artery Branch, Chest Or Neck cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $1,349.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,820Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
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
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$1,023

WI $1,660MD $468

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.