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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Ohio 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 Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$437 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,884 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $1,905

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
$707.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$20,417.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
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
$190.55
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 27th 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.