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Detailed Catheter X-Ray Of One Kidney's Arteries

Utah 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$1,622$1,288 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,090 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $575 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,622

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
$575.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,218.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,168.69
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
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$309.03

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$1,660

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.