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Vein Catheter for Organ Blood Sampling

Texas 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $3,715.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $214 to $6,026
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862

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
$524.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 67.6 times more in Delaware than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $1,862 · 22nd of 49
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.