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

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$372 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,288 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $479 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,884
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$10,964.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th 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.