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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Montana 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$891$537 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$525 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,548Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $891

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,630.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,548.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 51

$871

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.