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

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$447 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,370 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,570.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in New York than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$1,514

NY $2,188RI $724

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.