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

Delaware 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$427 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$1,122 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $589 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,897.79
Typical High
$16,218.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,162.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,748.98
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
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
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$245.47

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$1,349

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.