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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36253

A thin tube is guided through an artery into the small branch arteries deep inside one kidney, and contrast dye is injected while X-ray pictures are taken. The detailed pictures show narrowing, blockage, abnormal vessels or a source of bleeding within that kidney. Pressure readings across a narrowed segment may be taken during the same study.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,175 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$2,754 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $2,188

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
$1,949.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$14,454.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$14,125.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
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
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 10th of 51

$2,291

WI $3,162HI $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.