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Catheter-Based X-Ray Imaging Of Neck Or Brain Blood Vessels

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36226

This describes a diagnostic procedure in which a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is guided through the blood vessels to the vertebral artery, one of the arteries in the neck that supplies blood to the brain, and a contrast dye is injected so the artery can be seen clearly on X-ray images. It is used to look for narrowing, blockage, aneurysms, or other abnormalities in this blood vessel.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Catheter-Based X-Ray Imaging Of Neck Or Brain Blood Vessels cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 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$1,995$977 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,715$2,818 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,128
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,715professional $1,995

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,128.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$16,595.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$208.93
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Washington 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.

Alaska· 15th of 51

$1,995

WA $3,162MD $513

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.