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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Connecticut 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,778$603 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$5,623 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,309.57
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
$204.17
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$1,950

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.