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

South Dakota 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 Dakota, 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 $2,630 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$794 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$575 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,370Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,623
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,495.41
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
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
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th 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.