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Selective Catheter Placement In An Artery Branch

Vermont rates for HCPCS 36246

This describes threading a thin catheter through the blood vessels into a specific branch of an artery in the abdomen, pelvis, or leg, one step more selective than placing the catheter in the main trunk of the artery. It is typically done as part of an X-ray-guided procedure to diagnose or treat a problem in that branch.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Selective Catheter Placement In An Artery Branch cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $1,230.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $2,344Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,549
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,820professional $977

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,511.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California 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.

Vermont· 6th of 51

$977

CA $1,096RI $457

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.