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

Idaho 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 9 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$1,549$457 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,259 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $468 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $1,549

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
$1,258.93
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$26,915.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 28th of 51

$1,738

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.