X-Ray Guidance For Catheter Drug Infusion

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 75896

The imaging half of delivering medication directly into a target blood vessel through a catheter: X-ray pictures are taken to steer the tube into position and confirm where the drug is going, and a radiologist supervises the study and writes the interpretation. The work of placing the catheter and giving the medication is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does X-Ray Guidance For Catheter Drug Infusion cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 25 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1,622	$1,288 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1,820	$1,148 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,586

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 Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $2,818.38 Typical High $5,495.41	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$2,818.38	$5,495.41
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,290.87 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	Global	$2,290.87	$3,090.30	$8,511.38
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,318.26 Median $1,659.59 Typical High $2,570.40	Professional	Global	$1,318.26	$1,659.59	$2,570.40

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Massachusetts than in Alaska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

MA $7,586AK $102

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.