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

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$1,549$372 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$1,905 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $372 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $1,549

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
$371.54
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$26,302.68
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 25th 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.