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Neck and Brain Blood Vessel Imaging via Catheter

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 36223

A specialist threads a thin catheter through the blood vessels up into the arteries of the neck and toward the brain, then injects contrast dye while X-ray images are taken to map blood flow. This detailed imaging can identify narrowing, blockages, aneurysms, or other blood vessel problems affecting circulation to the brain. The catheter is guided through the body's blood vessels rather than through an open surgical approach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 8 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$1,259$589 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$525 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $331 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,259

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
$309.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Kansas than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,445

KS $1,950WV $372

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.