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Catheter Into An Artery Branch, Chest Or Neck

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 4 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$851$295 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,230 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,918Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,995
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $851

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$851

CA $1,445HI $603

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.