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

West 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,413$562 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$417 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,169
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $1,413

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
$416.87
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
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
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$186.21

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$1,445

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.