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

Maryland 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $2,344.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $263 to $14,125Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,884
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $832

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
$83.18
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$851

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.