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Selective Catheter Placement In A Chest/Neck Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36217

Guiding a thin catheter through the blood vessels and threading it selectively into one of the smaller branching arteries that supply the chest, neck, or arms, going further into the branching pathway than the initial vessel access. It is a diagnostic or preparatory step, done before imaging or treatment of that specific artery branch, rather than a treatment on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Selective Catheter Placement In A Chest/Neck Artery cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $2,399.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,888Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $794

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
$407.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Washington than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$794

WA $2,818KY $513

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.