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Vein Catheter for Organ Blood Sampling

Montana rates for HCPCS 36500

A fine catheter is threaded through a vein and steered into the vein draining a particular organ or gland so that blood can be drawn from that exact spot. Comparing hormone or chemical levels in that sample with levels elsewhere shows whether the organ is the source of an overproduction, and which side is responsible.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vein Catheter for Organ Blood Sampling cost?

$532

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $532 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $275 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$257$178 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$275$275 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $316Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $79 to $316
$100$200$500facility $275professional $257

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
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 11.4 times more in Utah than in Florida. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 42nd of 51

$532

$257 physician + $275 facility

UT $3,214FL $282

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.