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

Colorado 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$1,622$525 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$6,761 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $1,622

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
$645.65
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,677.35
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,801.89
6 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
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$2,188

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.