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

New Hampshire 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$1,349$562 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,365 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,786.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
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
$117.49
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 43rd of 51

$1,413

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.