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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

North Carolina 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $3,981.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,586
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,188

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2,188 · 42nd of 49
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.