A thin tube is threaded through the blood vessels to a target vessel in the head or neck, outside the brain and spinal cord, and material is released to plug it permanently. Coils, particles, or a glue-like agent shut off blood flow through that vessel. It is used to stop bleeding, to cut off the blood supply to a tumor before surgery, or to seal an abnormal tangle of vessels.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Catheter Blocking of a Head or Neck Vessel cost?
$2,692
Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $8,710.
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.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $13,804
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$13,803.84
Facility
Global
$1,047.13
$2,691.53
$13,803.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Facility
Global
$870.96
$1,202.26
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$33,113.11
Facility
Global
$9,549.93
$21,379.62
$33,113.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$38,904.51
Facility
Global
$56.23
$38,904.51
$38,904.51
Where North Carolina sits
The same service costs 37.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.