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

South Carolina 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $11,220 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$2,138$468 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,220$6,607 to $17,783

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $21,878Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,220professional $2,138

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
$489.78
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
8 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
$204.17
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$2,138

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.