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

Massachusetts 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$1,349$447 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$525 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,129
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,125.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,125.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 43rd of 51

$1,349

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.