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

Arizona 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 Arizona, 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 $4,266 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$407 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$490 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $257 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,586
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,995

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
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
$199.53
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 14th 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.