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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $11,220.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $501 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $2,818

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 49

$5,495

IN $15,136DE $871

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.