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

North Carolina 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$1,905$851 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,000 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $347 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,898
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $1,905

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
$346.74
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
7 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
$173.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$1,905

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.