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Vein Catheter for Organ Blood Sampling

New York 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 July 2026.

How much does Vein Catheter for Organ Blood Sampling cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $4,898.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,586
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467

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
$239.88
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$707.95

Where New York sits

The same service costs 67.6 times more in Delaware than in North Dakota. 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 York· 7th of 49

$3,467

DE $12,589ND $186

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.