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

North Dakota 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $4,571.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $347 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,026
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,995professional $1,995

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
$1,995.26
Typical High
$23,988.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$229.09

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,995

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.