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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

New Jersey 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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$1,585$407 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$2,512 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $427 to $18,197Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,585

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
$426.58
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$26,302.68
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 28th of 51

$1,905

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.