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Renal Artery X-ray With Catheter, One Side

Montana rates for HCPCS 36251

This procedure images the blood vessels supplying one kidney using X-ray and contrast dye delivered through a catheter that has been guided into the renal artery. It is used to check for narrowing or other blood vessel problems affecting blood flow to the kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Renal Artery X-ray With Catheter, One Side cost?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$302 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$437 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,455
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,622professional $1,288

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in California than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $1,288 · 27th of 51
CA $1,738SD $575

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.