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

Oklahoma 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$1,995$468 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,344 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $513 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,586
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $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
$954.99
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,818.38
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
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$245.47

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 8th of 51

$2,188

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.