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Dialysis Access Vessel X-ray With Dye

Rhode Island 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$219 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$741 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $457

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$631

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.