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

Arkansas 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$427 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$2,630 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,318Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $871

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
$426.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$213.80
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 26th of 51

$1,778

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.