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

Virginia 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$407 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$933 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $407 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $1,622

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
$501.19
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$12,022.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
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
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$269.15

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$1,738

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.