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

Montana 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$575 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$575 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,266Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $912

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
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 48th of 51

$912

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.