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Dialysis Access Vessel X-ray With Dye

Montana rates for HCPCS 36901

This procedure images the blood vessels of a dialysis access site, such as an arteriovenous fistula or graft in the arm, by injecting contrast dye and taking x-ray pictures as it flows through. It helps identify narrowing, blockage, or other problems that could be reducing blood flow through the access used for dialysis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dialysis Access Vessel X-ray With Dye cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$251 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$257 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,288Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $316

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
$138.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.2 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.

Montana· 48th of 51

$339

WI $1,148HI $219

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.