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

Maine 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $2,884.

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

Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,698

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,801.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$602.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 33rd of 51

$1,698

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.