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

Maine 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 July 2026.

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

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $2,239.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,388
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,047

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,162.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,677.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wisconsin than in South Dakota. 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.

Maine· 47th of 51

$1,047

WI $1,862SD $692

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.