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

Washington, DC 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $3,090.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $1,778

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
$933.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$112,201.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,630.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 11th of 51

$1,950

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.