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

Nevada 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$1,479$407 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,951 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,479

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
$407.38
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
6 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
$199.53
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 32nd of 51

$1,698

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.