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

Missouri 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$1,778$447 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,512 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,586
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,778

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
$707.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,890.45
5 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
$190.55
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
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
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$1,778

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.