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Catheter X-ray Study Of A Vertebral Artery, One Side

California rates for HCPCS 36225

A thin catheter is threaded through the blood vessels into the artery at the base of the neck on one side, and contrast dye is injected so the vertebral artery running up to the back of the brain can be filmed on X-ray. Taking and reading those pictures is part of this service, not something provided on top of it. Views of the arch of vessels at the top of the chest are included when they are taken.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Catheter X-ray Study Of A Vertebral Artery, One Side cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$380 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$3,236 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $457 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,248
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $1,445

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
$1,548.82
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,265.80
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

California· 29th of 51

$1,479

WI $2,570MD $457

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.