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

Hawaii 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 Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $2,818.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $331 to $10,233
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $1,514

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 38th 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.