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

Montana 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$501 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$513 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,311Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,630
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $813

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 48th of 51

$794

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.