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

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

How much does Catheter-Based X-Ray Imaging Of Neck Or Brain Blood Vessels cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $1,995.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $12,882Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in New York than in Rhode Island. 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$724

NY $2,188RI $724

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.