go back

Neck and Brain Blood Vessel Imaging With Catheter

Vermont rates for HCPCS 36221

This procedure images the blood vessels supplying the neck and brain by threading a thin tube (catheter) through the blood vessels up to the main artery in the chest, then injecting contrast dye while taking a series of x-ray images. It provides a detailed map of blood flow through the carotid and vertebral arteries and the vessels inside the skull. It's used to look for narrowing, blockages, aneurysms, or other blood vessel abnormalities before deciding on treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neck and Brain Blood Vessel Imaging With Catheter cost?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $1,622.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $4,169Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,096

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$144.54

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

Vermont· 8th of 51

$1,202

WI $1,622MD $275

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.